Call ipython with a per-project profile. It assumes that .ipython directory is in the top level directory managed by git.

ipython_wrapper.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# Call ipython with a per-project profile.  It assumes that .ipython directory
# is in the top level directory of a project managed by git.
function ipython() {
    local project_root_dir

    # If the user specifies `IPYTHONDIR` either by giving --ipython-dir
    # option or by an environmental variable IPYTHONDIR, then the specified
    # directory should have precedence over per-project `IPYTHONDIR`.
    if [[ $* =~ --ipython-dir || -n $IPYTHONDIR ]]; then
        command ipython $*
    else
        project_root_dir=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null)
        if [[ -d "$project_root_dir/.ipython" ]]; then
            command ipython $* --ipython-dir="$project_root_dir/.ipython"
        else
            command ipython $*
        fi
    fi
}