Source code for pygraph.utils.isNotebook

""" Functions for python system.
"""

def isNotebook():
    """check if code is executed in the IPython notebook.
    """
    try:
        shell = get_ipython().__class__.__name__
        if shell == 'ZMQInteractiveShell':
            return True   # Jupyter notebook or qtconsole
        elif shell == 'TerminalInteractiveShell':
            return False  # Terminal running IPython
        else:
            return False  # Other type (?)
    except NameError:
        return False      # Probably standard Python interpreter