.. Sphinx IPython Notebook readme Working with IPython Notebooks ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Running IPython Notebooks ************************* #. Open command line #. ``CD`` to the directory where the notebook exists #. Execute ``ipython notebook`` #. Click on the notebook when the browser has loaded Adding IPython Notebooks to Sphinx Docs *************************************** #. Place IPython notebook in the docs/notebooks directory #. Create a RST file with the same name as the notebook (convention, doesn't have to be the same) #. Use the ``.. notebook:: thenameofyournotebook.ipynb`` rst directive within the notebook's rst file to tell Sphinx to execute and insert the notebook #. Reference thenameofyournotebook.rst file from some higher level Sphinx RST file