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Quickstart Guide:
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Start ``ipython qtconsole`` and copy the connection string.
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Start ``ipython qtconsole`` [*]_ and copy the connection string.
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Source ``ipy.vim`` file, which provides new IPython command::
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The ``:IPythonClipboard`` command just uses the ``+`` register to get the
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connection string, whereas ``:IPythonXSelection`` uses the ``*`` register
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.. [*] Though the demos above use ``qtconsole``, it is not required
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for this workflow, it's just that it was the easiest way to show how to
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make use of the new functionality in 0.11 release. In the current git
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trunk of IPython, you can use ``ipython kernel`` to create a kernel and
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get the connection string to use for any frontend (including vim-ipython).
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If you are still using 0.11, you can launch a regular kernel using
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``python -c "from IPython.zmq.ipkernel import main; main()"``
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