talk_2017_apr20_nbextensions/nbextensions_talk.ipynb

Being More Productive with Jupyter Notebooks¶

An Introduction to NBExtensions¶

Keith Maull / NCAR¶

April 20, 2017¶

Jupyter Notebooks¶

... are awesome.¶

but if you use Jupyter ... you surely use NBextensions¶

... or maybe you've heard of them¶

... or maybe even seen them lurking ...¶

But have you really used them?¶

NBExtensions in 30 seconds ...¶

NBExtensions are to Jupyter Notebooks what plugins are to Chrome¶

They make working on in Jupyter fun and interesting¶

... and they might even make you more productive¶

NB Extensions / How?¶

To get started you'll need a few key ingredients ...¶

ingredient 0: a current version of Jupyter!¶

NB Extensions / How? / Installation¶

if you're using pip :¶

pip install jupyter_contrib_nbextensions

if you're using conda:¶

jupyter contrib nbextension install [--user | --system | ...]

NB Extensions / How? / Installation¶

now check your environment ...¶

Five plugins you should try today!¶

5: Table of Contents¶

4: Code folding¶

3: Gist-it¶

2: Equation autonumbering¶

1: spell checker¶

0: Nbextensions dashboard tab¶

Thank you!

Let's collaborate: `kmaull@ucar.edu`