[FIXED] sudo ipython - how to launch ipython with sudo power

Issue

I have ipyhon installed in my CentOS6. When I launch ipython without sudo, it works fine. However, one of my python code is writing a new text file. When I do

%run writeText.py
PremissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: 'log.txt'

I tried to start ipython with sudo but it did not allow me

sudo ipython 
sudo: unable to execute /usr/bin/ipython: No such file or directory

which I have double checked ipython is in that directory

Solution

To run sudo command in ipython, I found out I do not necessary need to run ipython with "sudo". Instead, I run ipython and use the magic word "!" to run linux command with sudo access:

%ipython
%!sudo lspci
%!sudo ...some command

Answered By - Allen W