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Merge pull request #70 from CAM-Gerlach/update-remote-kernel-3.3
PR: Update procedure to connect to external kernels for Spyder 3.3
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doc/ipythonconsole.rst

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:alt: Spyder IPython Console with code, inline plots, and the In prompt
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To connect to an external kernel,
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#. Launch an IPython kernel on the local or remote host if one is not already running, e.g. with ``ipython kernel``.
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#. Launch an IPython kernel on the local or remote host if one is not already running.
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If using Spyder 3.3.0 or later, you'll need to do so with ``python -m spyder_kernels.console`` (after you've first installed ``spyder-kernels`` on the host with ``<conda/pip> install spyder-kernels``).
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If using a version of Spyder before 3.3.0, ``ipython kernel`` should work to launch the kernel, albeit without certain Spyder-specific features.
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#. Make sure to copy the connection file (:file:`{runtime-dir}/kernel-{pid}.json`) to the machine you're running Spyder on (if remote) or note its location (if local).
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#. Click :guilabel:`Connect to an existing kernel` from the :guilabel:`Console` menu or the :guilabel:`IPython Console` pane's "Gear" menu.
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#. Browse for or enter the path to the connection file from the previous step.

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