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Goals:

  • Introduce what Jupyter is and why it’s useful

  • Differentiate between Jupyter Notebooks and Jupyter Labs and when to use each

  • Identify cell types in a notebook and how they’re used

  • What to watch out for

What is Jupyter?

Jupyter, formerly known as an ipython notebook, is a popular tool used in data science and data analysis.

  • An open-source, browser-based, web application with a wide variety of functions

    • Allows users to create and share computational documents, called notebooks.

    • Notebooks facilitate the development of live code that can then be run in a number of different coding languages.

      • Code can be run step by step in “chunks” called cells.

    • Users can combine live code cells with other cells - Markdown text, images, plots, and other rich media in a single interactive canvas.

    • Can produce a wide variety of interactive output including HTML, videos, LaTeX, and custom MIME types.

    • Can be shared through e-mail, GitHub, or other cloud storage and sharing services.

    • Easily exported to other formats like, books, slides, web apps, static web pages, or PDF documents.

  • We see this tool used for a number of things:

    • To organize work and display the thought process or logic associated with a project

    • Collaboration

    • As an IDE (Integrated Development Environment)

      • Easy to look at or run code line-by-line to simplify debugging

    • For teaching

    • Displaying and manipulating data frames

  • Requires a kernel to launch

Jupyter Notebooks

  • Jupyter Notebooks are just the Notebook application itself

    • Simple interface where users can open and run notebooks

    • Straightforward linear flow, where you can create and run cells in a single notebook

    • Beginners may find Notebooks easier to use, initially

  • Lacks some of the functionality of Jupyter Lab

    • Supports extensions, but the process of installing and managing them more difficult.

    • Available extensions is smaller compared to JupyterLab.

    • Does not have a built-in terminal or text editor. Users need to rely on external tools or extensions for these tasks.

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Notebook cell types

By default, there are 4 types of Notebook cells:

  • Markdown

  • Code

  • NBConvert

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Jupyter Labs

  • Jupyter’s “next generation interface to work with notebooks, code, and data

  • Includes notebooks, but extends to consoles, terminals, CSV editors, markdown editors, interactive maps, etc.

    • Users can easily write their own plugins.

    • Workspace consists of a main work area, where you can open multiple documents and activities, and a collapsible left sidebar that provides access to the file browser, running kernels and terminals, command palette, and notebook cell tools.

  • Has a modular structure, allowing you to open several notebooks and added files like HTML, Text, markdown in the same window - more like an IDE.  

    • The main work area in JupyterLab uses a tab-based layout, allowing you to switch between multiple open documents easily.

    • Users can drag and drop tabs to rearrange the layout, split the view to see multiple documents side-by-side, or even create new windows for a more customized workspace.

  • Lab also allows users to execute code in a python console 

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Link to main workshop page

 

Starting Jupyter Sessions from OnDemand

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