[IPython-dev] Implementing inline images in a kernel

Doug Blank doug.blank at gmail.com
Tue Jan 28 21:15:11 EST 2014


On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 9:10 PM, Brian Granger <ellisonbg at gmail.com> wrote:

> > What if we supported different kernels on a per-cell basis?  Then it
> > would be similar to the %% magics.  There could be a number of kernels
> > associated with a notebook, and the metadata on a cell would tell where
> > to send the code and get output from?
>
> User's heads will already explode with the ability to change kernels
> on the fly for an entire notebook. Allowing that for individual cells
> would lead to a further explosion of UI complexity and cognitive load.
> Obviously, anyone is free to build such a beast, but I can't imagine
> that ever being within scope for IPython itself.
>
>
I could image that the kernel could send some config options to the
frontend regarding cell tags, or menu options. That way, not every design
decision needs to happen by IPython, but by the kernel developers. But,
yes, I think that would be a lot of work for little gain.

-Doug


> Cheers,
>
> Brian
>
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jason
> >
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