[IPython-dev] Cell magics and extensions
Jason Grout
jason-sage at creativetrax.com
Fri Jun 8 11:06:30 EDT 2012
On 6/8/12 9:18 AM, Thomas Kluyver wrote:
> On 8 June 2012 14:49, Jason Grout<jason-sage at creativetrax.com> wrote:
>> Is there any commitment on githubs part for how long gists last? I
>> thought they were rather short term things.
>
> Good point. I can't see any statement about it, but I don't get the
> impression that they're short term - they are mini repositories, after
> all. I can still access my gists from over a year ago.
>
If we point people to using gists, we probably should also tell them
that it is a convenient way to host their code (with no guarantees about
future availability), and they should maintain a copy (i.e., a clone of
the gist repository) somewhere where they know it is more permanent.
Or maybe IPython can use git submodules to track an "official" list of
plugins? I don't know. Having a contrib directory of sorts opens up a
can of worms, but it also lends a stamp of authority and permanence to
what may be rather transient development efforts.
Thanks,
Jason
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