Installing ipython 5.0 (lower then 6.0) compatible with python 2.6/2.7

It is possible that you may need to install some python library or component with your python 2.6 or 2.7 environment. If those components need IPython then you

For example, with python 2.7.x when you try to install jupyter as below:

$ pip install jupyter --user

You will get the error as below:

Using cached ipython-6.0.0.tar.gz
 Complete output from command python setup.py egg_info:

IPython 6.0+ does not support Python 2.6, 2.7, 3.0, 3.1, or 3.2.
 When using Python 2.7, please install IPython 5.x LTS Long Term Support version.
 Beginning with IPython 6.0, Python 3.3 and above is required.

See IPython `README.rst` file for more information:

https://github.com/ipython/ipython/blob/master/README.rst

Python sys.version_info(major=2, minor=7, micro=5, releaselevel='final', serial=0) detected.

To solve this problem you just need to install IPython 5.x (instead of 6.0 which is pulled as default when installing jupyter or independently ipython.

Here is the way you can install IPython 5.x version:

$ pip install IPython==5.0 --user
$ pip install jupyter --user

Thats it, enjoy!!

Thats it, enjoy!!