Python for Finance: Analyze Big Financial Data

Figure 2-2. IPython’s QT console

Basic usage

In what follows, we describe the basic usage of the IPython Notebook. A fundamental

concept of the Notebook is that you work with different kinds of cells. These include the

following types:

Code

Contains executable Python code

Markdown

Contains text written in Markdown language and/or HTML

Raw text

Contains text without formatting

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