[IPython-dev] Create New Notebook from Command-line

Zoltán Vörös zvoros at gmail.com
Mon Dec 8 12:17:01 EST 2014


Hi Thomas,


On 12/06/2014 11:17 PM, Thomas Kluyver wrote:
> On 6 December 2014 at 13:51, Zoltán Vörös <zvoros at gmail.com 
> <mailto:zvoros at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     A comment along similar lines: wouldn't it make sense to allow the
>     user
>     to automatically execute python code before a notebook is loaded,
>     somewhat similarly to what is done on the javascript side with the
>     content of  profile/startup/custom?
>
>     Often, I find myself in a similar situation: when the name of a
>     notebook
>     is of a particular form, I want to create a data folder for that
>     notebook, want to have a specific first cell, etc.
>
>
> We have startup files which are executed whenever an IPython kernel is 
> started, including on opening a new notebook. By design, however, the 
> kernel does not know the name of the notebook.
>
>
Thanks for the clarification! I didn't know about this design feature.

Cheers,
Zoltán



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