iPyTerm - AppleScript Based iTerm2 launcher for IPython

iPyTerm.applescript

on run {input, parameters}

	#!/usr/bin/osascript

	-- Run ipython on a new iTerm (OS X version)
	-- See http://www.iterm2.com/#/section/documentation/scripting

	tell application "iTerm"
		activate
		set ipy to (make new terminal)
		tell ipy
			activate current session
			launch session "Default Session"
			tell the last session
				set name to "IPython"
				write text "ipython --pylab"
				delay 2
				write text "import numpy as np"
				write text "import pandas as pd"
				write text "from pandas import Series, DataFrame"
				write text "np.set_printoptions(linewidth=120)"
			end tell
		end tell
	end tell
	return input
end run

Very useful script!

If you add &";exit" after the jupyter command, then after you Ctrl-C on the jupyter server, the shell will exit and the itTerm2 tab will close. This a little hassle of having to do this manually.