diff --git a/var/spack/packages/py-ipython/package.py b/var/spack/packages/py-ipython/package.py
index 225366552a..3b94b71f29 100644
--- a/var/spack/packages/py-ipython/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/packages/py-ipython/package.py
@@ -24,4 +24,8 @@ class PyIpython(Package):
     depends_on('py-jinja2')
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
+        import os
+        # os.system("spack activate py-setuptools@18.1")
+        # os.system("easy_install pip")
+        # os.system("pip install ipython[notebook]")
         python('setup.py', 'install', '--prefix=%s' % prefix)
diff --git a/var/spack/packages/py-ipython/package.py.backup b/var/spack/packages/py-ipython/package.py.backup
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..1ed8b57e60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/var/spack/packages/py-ipython/package.py.backup
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+from spack import *
+
+class PyIpython(Package):
+    """IPython provides a rich toolkit to help you make the most out of using Python interactively."""
+    homepage = "https://pypi.python.org/pypi/ipython"
+
+    version('2.3.1', '2b7085525dac11190bfb45bb8ec8dcbf',
+            url="https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/i/ipython/ipython-2.3.1.tar.gz")
+    version('3.1.0', 'a749d90c16068687b0ec45a27e72ef8f')
+    version('3.2.1', 'f4c93d67ac4b2d4fc69df693b6f3c9e0',
+            url='https://github.com/ipython/ipython/archive/rel-3.2.1.tar.gz')
+
+    extends('python')
+    depends_on('py-pygments')
+    depends_on('py-setuptools@18.1')
+    depends_on('py-traitlets')
+    depends_on('py-pyzmq')
+    depends_on('py-pexpect')
+    depends_on('py-tornado')
+    depends_on('py-Jinja2')
+
+    def install(self, spec, prefix):
+        import os
+        # os.system("spack activate py-setuptools@18.1")
+        # os.system("easy_install pip")
+        # os.system("pip install ipython[notebook]")
+        python('setup.py', 'install', '--prefix=%s' % prefix)