---
id: ipykernel
version: "7.3.0"
license: BSD-3-Clause
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# ipykernel — IPython Kernel for Jupyter

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install ipykernel
uv add ipykernel
poetry add ipykernel

## Description

# IPython Kernel for Jupyter

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This package provides the IPython kernel for Jupyter.

## Installation from source

1. `git clone`
1. `cd ipykernel`
1. `pip install -e ".[test]"`

After that, all normal `ipython` commands will use this newly-installed version of the kernel.

## Running tests

Follow the instructions from `Installation from source`.

and then from the root directory

```bash
pytest
```

## Running tests with coverage

Follow the instructions from `Installation from source`.

and then from the root directory

```bash
pytest -vv -s --cov ipykernel --cov-branch --cov-report term-missing:skip-covered --durations 10
```

## About the IPython Development Team

The IPython Development Team is the set of all contributors to the IPython project.
This includes all of the IPython subprojects.

The core team that coordinates...

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Provides the IPython kernel backend that powers interactive Python code execution in Jupyter notebooks and JupyterLab environments.

Verdict: Stable, actively maintained core infrastructure for Jupyter with no known vulnerabilities and permissive licensing. The 13 runtime dependencies are standard ecosystem packages. Suitable for production use in notebook environments.

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