Failure to start kernel due to the use of outdated IPython module

Python kernels can fail to start due to the use of outdated versions of IPython.

Recommended solution

• Please consider updating the IPython module to the latest version.

# if using conda, where `env name` is the name of the conda environment.
conda install -c conda-forge -n <env name> ipython --update-deps --force-reinstall
# if not using conda
<fully qualified path to Python> -m pip install ipython -U --force-reinstall