environment/lib/python2.7/site-packages/IPython/lib/kernel.py
def connect_qtconsole(connection_file=None, argv=None, profile=None):
    """Connect a qtconsole to the current kernel.
    
    This is useful for connecting a second qtconsole to a kernel, or to a
    local notebook.
    
    Parameters
    ----------
    connection_file : str [optional]
        The connection file to be used. Can be given by absolute path, or
        IPython will search in the security directory of a given profile.
        If run from IPython, 
        
        If unspecified, the connection file for the currently running
        IPython Kernel will be used, which is only allowed from inside a kernel.
    argv : list [optional]
        Any extra args to be passed to the console.
    profile : str [optional]
        The name of the profile to use when searching for the connection file,
        if different from the current IPython session or 'default'.
    
    
    Returns
    -------
    subprocess.Popen instance running the qtconsole frontend
    """
    argv = [] if argv is None else argv
    
    if connection_file is None:
        # get connection file from current kernel
        cf = get_connection_file()
    else:
        cf = find_connection_file(connection_file, profile=profile)
    
    cmd = ';'.join([
        "from IPython.frontend.qt.console import qtconsoleapp",
        "qtconsoleapp.main()"
    ])
    
    return Popen([sys.executable, '-c', cmd, '--existing', cf] + argv, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
def connect_qtconsole(connection_file=None, argv=None, profile=None):
    """Connect a qtconsole to the current kernel.
    
    This is useful for connecting a second qtconsole to a kernel, or to a
    local notebook.
    
    Parameters
    ----------
    connection_file : str [optional]
        The connection file to be used. Can be given by absolute path, or
        IPython will search in the security directory of a given profile.
        If run from IPython, 
        
        If unspecified, the connection file for the currently running
        IPython Kernel will be used, which is only allowed from inside a kernel.
    argv : list [optional]
        Any extra args to be passed to the console.
    profile : str [optional]
        The name of the profile to use when searching for the connection file,
        if different from the current IPython session or 'default'.
    
    
    Returns
    -------
    subprocess.Popen instance running the qtconsole frontend
    """
    argv = [] if argv is None else argv
    
    if connection_file is None:
        # get connection file from current kernel
        cf = get_connection_file()
    else:
        cf = find_connection_file(connection_file, profile=profile)
    
    cmd = ';'.join([
        "from IPython.frontend.qt.console import qtconsoleapp",
        "qtconsoleapp.main()"
    ])
    
    return Popen([sys.executable, '-c', cmd, '--existing', cf] + argv, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
def connect_qtconsole ( connection_file = None , argv = None , profile = None ) : argv = [ ] if argv is None else argv if connection_file is None : # get connection file from current kernel cf = get_connection_file ( ) else : cf = find_connection_file ( connection_file , profile = profile ) cmd = ';' . join ( [ "from IPython.frontend.qt.console import qtconsoleapp" , "qtconsoleapp.main()" ] ) return Popen ( [ sys . executable , '-c' , cmd , '--existing' , cf ] + argv , stdout = PIPE , stderr = PIPE )
Connect a qtconsole to the current kernel.
    
    This is useful for connecting a second qtconsole to a kernel, or to a
    local notebook.
    
    Parameters
    ----------
    connection_file : str [optional]
        The connection file to be used. Can be given by absolute path, or
        IPython will search in the security directory of a given profile.
        If run from IPython, 
        
        If unspecified, the connection file for the currently running
        IPython Kernel will be used, which is only allowed from inside a kernel.
    argv : list [optional]
        Any extra args to be passed to the console.
    profile : str [optional]
        The name of the profile to use when searching for the connection file,
        if different from the current IPython session or 'default'.
    
    
    Returns
    -------
    subprocess.Popen instance running the qtconsole frontend
Connect a qtconsole to the current kernel . This is useful for connecting a second qtconsole to a kernel or to a local notebook . Parameters ---------- connection_file : str [ optional ] The connection file to be used . Can be given by absolute path or IPython will search in the security directory of a given profile . If run from IPython If unspecified the connection file for the currently running IPython Kernel will be used which is only allowed from inside a kernel . argv : list [ optional ] Any extra args to be passed to the console . profile : str [ optional ] The name of the profile to use when searching for the connection file if different from the current IPython session or default . Returns ------- subprocess . Popen instance running the qtconsole frontend