IPython notebook extension for Django project

django_project_notebook.py

def setup_django_env(path):
    import imp
    import sys
    from os.path import join
    from django.core.management import setup_environ

    f, filename, desc = imp.find_module('settings', [path])
    project = imp.load_module('settings', f, filename, desc)

    setup_environ(project)

    sys.path.insert(0, PATH_TO_DJANGO_PROJECT)
    sys.path.insert(0, join(PATH_TO_DJANGO_PROJECT, "apps"))

PATH_TO_DJANGO_PROJECT = '/path/to/your/project'
setup_django_env(PATH_TO_DJANGO_PROJECT)
# these imports will be available in your notebooks
from trading.models import *
from markets.models import *
import numpy as np
import pandas as pd

Place this script in your~/.ipython/extensions folder. You may wish to rename it so it matches your django project.
Then activate your virtualenv and start the ipython note notebook server:

 ipython notebook --ext django_project_notebook --pylab inline