IPython notebook does not run startup scripts

[marcmolla]

Note: I am assuming that notebook should run the startup scripts, based on some comments that I found in other issues...

Issue

I am trying to test the drag&drop extension for notebook and for running the sever part I added the startup script in the startup folder of my profile. I found that the script is not executed when I run ipython notebook.
If I run ipython terminal the startup script is executed.

I review the code in my server and the startup scripts are called from InteractiveShellApp.init_code. TerminalIPythonApp inherits from InteractiveShellApp and calls the init_code method but NotebookApp does not inherits form InteractiveShellApp.

In a quick review I found the same problem in master branch.

info

versions

$ conda --version
conda 3.5.5
$ ipython --version
2.1.0

command

ipython notebook --profile=nbserver

environment

ls -lrta .ipython/profile_nbserver/startup/
total 16
-rw-rw-r-- 1 ubuntu ubuntu 371 Jul 8 19:17 README
-rw-rw-r-- 1 ubuntu ubuntu 450 Jul 14 09:52 50-start-drag-and-drop.ipy

In [4]:
import IPython
ip=IPython.get_ipython()
ip.config.ProfileDir
Out[4]:
{'location': '/home/ubuntu/.ipython/profile_nbserver'}

logs

2014-07-15 07:05:21.606 [NotebookApp] Using existing profile dir: '/home/ubuntu/
.ipython/profile_nbserver'
2014-07-15 07:05:21.614 [NotebookApp] Using MathJax from CDN: https://c328740.ss
l.cf1.rackcdn.com/mathjax/latest/MathJax.js
2014-07-15 07:05:21.629 [NotebookApp] Serving notebooks from local directory: /h
ome/ubuntu/notebooks
2014-07-15 07:05:21.629 [NotebookApp] 0 active kernels
2014-07-15 07:05:21.630 [NotebookApp] The IPython Notebook is running at: https:
//[all ip addresses on your system]:8888/
2014-07-15 07:05:21.630 [NotebookApp] Use Control-C to stop this server and shut
down all kernels (twice to skip confirmation).

[minrk]

What does 'start-drag-and-drop.ipy' do? Startup scripts do run when the notebook's kernel starts.

[juhasch]

This script starts a PyZMQ websocket server (required until your webcontents service gets merged).
But this is not the issue here.

I am seeing the same behavior as @marcmolla . Tested under Windows with a few days old master.
Starting ipython alone will execute files in the startup directory.
Starting ipython notebook will not.

[minrk]

Starting the notebook server shouldn't run the startup scripts. Those are for customizing the kernel namespace. They will run when a kernel starts, e.g. when opening a notebook document.

[juhasch]

You are right. I confused this with another issue I have. Will open a new issue for this :-)

[minrk]

Ah, ok. Now I understand this issue better - it's a feature request for the notebook server to run the kernel startup scripts. I don't think we should do that.

[marcmolla]

yes, you are right, I was testing the startup scripts assuming that they should run at notebook start, not when a kernel starts. Now I see that the script is executed when I open a document (the script does not work but that is other issue :) )

[marcmolla]

I close the issue (not correct)