The Jupyter product was derived from the IPython project. The IPython project was used to provide interactive online access to Python. Over time it became useful to interact with other programming languages, such as R, in the same manner. With this split from only Python, the tool grew into its current manifestation of Jupyter. IPython is still an active tool available for use.

Jupyter is available as a web application for a wide variety of platforms. It can also be used on your desktop/laptop over a wide variety of installations. In this book, we will be exploring using Jupyter from a Windows PC and over the internet for other providers.