[IPython-dev] open IPython notebooks from file browser (Linux)

Wes Turner wes.turner at gmail.com
Wed Dec 3 11:48:32 EST 2014


Great idea! This could be a helpful installation option.

https://github.com/westurner/dotfiles/blob/a384790eff/scripts/x-www-browser

This Python scripts should open one or more browser windows as:

    x-www-browser <url> [<url_n>]




On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 5:37 AM, Vasco <vasco+python at tenner.nl> wrote:

> Hi,
> I wrote a little helper script to open ipynb files directly from my
> filebrowser (caja in my case). It assumes that there is already a
> notebookserver running, that can access the ipynb files.
>
> It contains a .desktop file that calls a bash script. This script removes
> the "ipython notebook server root directory" from the file name, and opens
> a browser with the url pointing to the notebook.
>
> Installation:
> copy the desktop file to ~/.local/share/applications
> copy the sh file to ~/bin/ and chmod +x
>
> I realize this is a very crude approach, but it works for me.
>
> Vasco
>
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