In [1]:
import sys
sys.argv


Out[1]:
['-c',
 '-f',
 '/home/kris/.ipython/profile_default/security/kernel-0bf1648a-d62c-4af6-b287-b668ed0ed429.json',
 "--IPKernelApp.parent_appname='ipython-notebook'",
 '--profile-dir',
 '/home/kris/.ipython/profile_default',
 '--parent=1']

In [2]:
import sys

from PySide import QtGui

app = QtGui.QApplication(sys.argv)
widget = QtGui.QWidget()
widget.setWindowTitle("Hello World")
widget.show()
app.exec_()  # This starts the event loop


Out[2]:
0

In [ ]:
app