[IPython-dev] Automatic downloading python dependencies on IPython Notebook

Anthony Scopatz scopatz at gmail.com
Mon Jun 17 15:21:36 EDT 2013


Hello Hyungro,

The work involved to build this feature correctly scares me.  It would be a
great feature to have, but you enter into rolling your own package manager
territory very quickly.

Be Well
Anthony


On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 2:16 PM, Brian Granger <ellisonbg at gmail.com> wrote:

> The notebook doesn't have any such capability right now, and given the
> difficulty of managing installation across platforms, I don't imagine
> we will try to tackle that.  But, it might make a nice IPython
> extension?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Brian
>
> On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 12:03 PM, Roh H. Lee <hroe.lee at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I wonder if there is an automatic way to install required python package
> on
> > IPython Notebook.
> > For example, I try to run Non Parametric Regression by downloading and
> > opening its .ipynb file on my machine but I realized my machine doesn't
> have
> > pymc package. If this happen, I typically use either pip on terminal or !
> > magic function to download the missing python package. Python setup.py
> > supports downloading required packages specified in the configuration. Is
> > there any similar features or means that I can compromise?
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Hyungro
> >
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