install python (Installed by default in Ubuntu): sudo apt-get install python install spyder (Very nice IDE for python, it will also install numerical and plotting libraries, numpy and matplotlib) From Synaptic manager install ipython: sudo apt-get install ipython install notebook: sudo apt-get install ipython-notebook Installation (For Windows) Easiest way is to download and install python(x,y) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEItrPQ6y5A Running python program (In Linux and Windows) python progFileName.py Running ipython notebook (In Linux) Run the command: ipython notebook --pylab=inline Running ipython notebook (In Windows) Select Start Menu > ipython > notebook In []: 1 of 1 Tuesday 22 July 2014 11:34 PM