how to set ipython on a virtualenv?

Question

I'm using elpy for my python coding. I wanted to try ipython because of the nice built in profilers. So what I've done is to install ipython within my virtualenv. It works correctly. I then added the following line to my init.el

(elpy-use-ipython)

However after restarting emacs I get the error that command iypthon is not found. Is it possible to set ipython on a virtualenv basis? Or how can I fix the issue. I'm running linux debian 9.3 stretch

Answer 1

Reading the docstring for the deprecated elpy-use-ipython, it points to https://elpy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ide.html#interpreter-setup that recommends the following setup for ipython:

(setq python-shell-interpreter "ipython"
      python-shell-interpreter-args "-i --simple-prompt")

If it still fails, you could try using full path to your ipython executable.