Is there an equivalent to CTRL+C in IPython Notebook in Firefox to break cells that are running?

python ipython jupyter-notebook
wwwilliam picture wwwilliam · Jul 10, 2013 · Viewed 143.6k times · Source

I've started to use the IPython Notebook and am enjoying it. Sometimes, I write buggy code that takes massive memory requirements or has an infinite loop. I find the "interrupt kernel" option sluggish or unreliable, and sometimes I have to restart the kernel, losing everything in memory.

I also sometimes write scripts that cause OS X to run out of memory, and I have to do a hard reboot. I'm not 100% sure, but when I've written bugs like this before and ran Python in the terminal, I can usually CTRL+C my scripts.

I am using the Anaconda distribution of IPython notebook with Firefox on Mac OS X.

Answer

cutie picture cutie · Jul 6, 2016

You can press I twice to interrupt the kernel.

This only works if you're in Command mode. If not already enabled, press Esc to enable it.

Related questions

How to make IPython notebook matplotlib plot inline

I am trying to use IPython notebook on MacOS X with Python 2.7.2 and IPython 1.1.0. I cannot get matplotlib graphics to show up inline. import matplotlib import numpy as np import matplotlib.pyplot as plt %matplotlib inline I have also tried %…

Read More
Purpose of "%matplotlib inline"

Could someone explain to me what exactly is the use of %matplotlib inline?

Read More
Inserting image into IPython notebook markdown

I am starting to depend heavily on the IPython notebook app to develop and document algorithms. It is awesome; but there is something that seems like it should be possible, but I can't figure out how to do it: I …

Read More