Problem trying to run notebook with extra static paths

gistfile1.pytb

(notebook)element:nbcast$ ipython notebook --NotebookApp.extra_static_paths="['./profile_nbcast/static/']"
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/preston/Projects/Python/virtualenvs/notebook/bin/ipython", line 9, in <module>
    load_entry_point('ipython==0.14.dev', 'console_scripts', 'ipython')()
  File "/Users/preston/UNIX/src/ipython/IPython/frontend/terminal/ipapp.py", line 388, in launch_new_instance
    app.initialize()
  File "<string>", line 2, in initialize
  File "/Users/preston/UNIX/src/ipython/IPython/config/application.py", line 84, in catch_config_error
    return method(app, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/Users/preston/UNIX/src/ipython/IPython/frontend/terminal/ipapp.py", line 313, in initialize
    super(TerminalIPythonApp, self).initialize(argv)
  File "<string>", line 2, in initialize
  File "/Users/preston/UNIX/src/ipython/IPython/config/application.py", line 84, in catch_config_error
    return method(app, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/Users/preston/UNIX/src/ipython/IPython/core/application.py", line 325, in initialize
    self.parse_command_line(argv)
  File "/Users/preston/UNIX/src/ipython/IPython/frontend/terminal/ipapp.py", line 308, in parse_command_line
    return super(TerminalIPythonApp, self).parse_command_line(argv)
  File "<string>", line 2, in parse_command_line
  File "/Users/preston/UNIX/src/ipython/IPython/config/application.py", line 84, in catch_config_error
    return method(app, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/Users/preston/UNIX/src/ipython/IPython/config/application.py", line 420, in parse_command_line
    return self.initialize_subcommand(subc, subargv)
  File "<string>", line 2, in initialize_subcommand
  File "/Users/preston/UNIX/src/ipython/IPython/config/application.py", line 84, in catch_config_error
    return method(app, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/Users/preston/UNIX/src/ipython/IPython/config/application.py", line 359, in initialize_subcommand
    self.subapp.initialize(argv)
  File "<string>", line 2, in initialize
  File "/Users/preston/UNIX/src/ipython/IPython/config/application.py", line 84, in catch_config_error
    return method(app, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/Users/preston/UNIX/src/ipython/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/notebookapp.py", line 564, in initialize
    super(NotebookApp, self).initialize(argv)
  File "<string>", line 2, in initialize
  File "/Users/preston/UNIX/src/ipython/IPython/config/application.py", line 84, in catch_config_error
    return method(app, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/Users/preston/UNIX/src/ipython/IPython/core/application.py", line 325, in initialize
    self.parse_command_line(argv)
  File "/Users/preston/UNIX/src/ipython/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/notebookapp.py", line 420, in parse_command_line
    super(NotebookApp, self).parse_command_line(argv)
  File "<string>", line 2, in parse_command_line
  File "/Users/preston/UNIX/src/ipython/IPython/config/application.py", line 84, in catch_config_error
    return method(app, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/Users/preston/UNIX/src/ipython/IPython/config/application.py", line 447, in parse_command_line
    self.update_config(config)
  File "/Users/preston/UNIX/src/ipython/IPython/config/application.py", line 344, in update_config
    self.config = newconfig
  File "/Users/preston/UNIX/src/ipython/IPython/utils/traitlets.py", line 319, in __set__
    obj._notify_trait(self.name, old_value, new_value)
  File "/Users/preston/UNIX/src/ipython/IPython/utils/traitlets.py", line 470, in _notify_trait
    c(name, old_value, new_value)
  File "/Users/preston/UNIX/src/ipython/IPython/config/application.py", line 197, in _config_changed
    SingletonConfigurable._config_changed(self, name, old, new)
  File "/Users/preston/UNIX/src/ipython/IPython/config/configurable.py", line 144, in _config_changed
    setattr(self, k, deepcopy(config_value))
  File "/Users/preston/UNIX/src/ipython/IPython/utils/traitlets.py", line 316, in __set__
    old_value = self.__get__(obj)
  File "/Users/preston/UNIX/src/ipython/IPython/utils/traitlets.py", line 297, in __get__
    value = obj._trait_dyn_inits[self.name](obj)
  File "/Users/preston/UNIX/src/ipython/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/notebookapp.py", line 377, in _extra_static_paths_default
    return [os.path.join(self.profile_dir.location, 'static')]
AttributeError: 'NotebookApp' object has no attribute 'profile_dir'
(notebook)element:nbcast$ 

Other incarnations included:

  567  ipython notebook --NotebookApp.extra_static_paths=profile_nbcast/static/
  568  ipython notebook --NotebookApp.extra_static_paths=['profile_nbcast/static/']
  569  ipython notebook --NotebookApp.extra_static_paths=['./profile_nbcast/static/']
  570  ipython notebook --NotebookApp.extra_static_paths=['./profile_nbcast/static/']
  571  ipython notebook --NotebookApp.extra_static_paths="['./profile_nbcast/static/']"
  572  ipython notebook --NotebookApp.extra_static_paths="['./profile_nbcast/static/']"

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