iPython autoreload magic function not found

Question

I have used the following scripts in an iPython notebook to enable autoreload.

import autoreload

%autoreload

The import works find but the magic function throws the following error:

ERROR: Line magic function `%autoreload` not found.

Here are the current version settings as per the notebook 'about' section:

Python 2.7.3 (default, Jun 22 2015, 19:33:41) 
[GCC 4.6.3]
IPython 4.1.2 -- An enhanced Interactive Python.

Any pointers on what the issue could be would be appreciated.

Thanks

Answer 1

If you are using this in IPython notebook

This command will load autoreload:

%load_ext autoreload

This line will reload pandas (replace pandas with the module name you would like to reload) every time code is run:

%aimport pandas

If you wish to remove pandas from reloading every time you run code then, this line will stop pandas from reloading:

%aimport -pandas

Include %autoreload at the top the cell for the magic to happen!

autoreload Reference