IPython Launch

Question

I want to run IPython (version 0.12) on my computer running Windows XP, on which I already have Python 2.7 installed.

I installed through the Windows binary installer, but after installing IPython it did not appear in the menu and could not be launched using the command window, although an IPython folder was created in path C.

I also tried another download option (tar.gz and zip), but failed again.

Can anyone help?

Answer 1

distribute / setuptools is required to create entries in the Start menu. Download and run this script to install the distribution, then repeat the installation using the executable installer.

It may not be in your way, but there should also be ipython.exe . I think this is somewhere like C:\Python2.7\Scripts\ .