IPykernel
Jupyter kernel for interactive Python computing and data science notebooks.
ML and data science PyPI
Used in agent projects
57
0.4% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in ml and data science
#11 of 28
by use in those projects
Downloads
13.2M
PyPI, last 7 days, ipykernel
GitHub stars
733
last push Oct 5, 2026
How IPykernel is used
IPykernel is a dependency in 57 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.4%), #11 of 28 in ml and data science. The most used alternative there is NumPy. Projects that use it most often also use pandas (71.9%), NumPy (57.9%), Matplotlib (52.6%).
Often used with IPykernel
| pandas | 71.9% of IPykernel projects · 23.8× more than average |
|---|---|
| NumPy | 57.9% of IPykernel projects · 15.1× more than average |
| Matplotlib | 52.6% of IPykernel projects · 34.4× more than average |
| python-dotenv | 50.9% of IPykernel projects · 7.8× more than average |
| Requests | 43.9% of IPykernel projects · 8.3× more than average |
| Pydantic | 42.1% of IPykernel projects · 8.2× more than average |
| scikit-learn | 40.4% of IPykernel projects · 32.0× more than average |
| PyTorch | 38.6% of IPykernel projects · 45.0× more than average |
By coding agent
| GitHub Copilot | 0.9% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Claude Code | 0.4% of projects set up for it |
| Cursor | 0.4% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list IPykernel as a dependency.
Install
| Package | pip install ipykernel |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | Python (55), Next.js (2) |
| Example projects | ksopyla/pytorch-course, oliverguhr/grundlagen-ki, nihilistau/CosySim, GeoSense-Freiburg/cit-sci-traits, huangyingting/mcp-workshop |
Alternatives to IPykernel
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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487 (3.8%) | 21M | 33K | — |
| pandas pypi Data manipulation and analysis library with DataFrames for structured data. |
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| NetworkX pypi Python package for creating, analyzing and manipulating complex networks and graphs. |
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