[IPython-dev] Jupyter/IPython for beginner

[Nicholas Bollweg]

Ah, too bad.

Maybe this is an argument for including nbopen, as who needs another file
browser?

Even more conda-y would be to somehow combine with:
https://github.com/chdoig/conda-auto-env

Double click to not only start a notebook server, but also (create and)
activate a custom environment.

On 07:08, Fri, Jun 12, 2015 Brian Blais <bblais at gmail.com> wrote:

> The problem is with workflow, I find.  I use the IPython Notebook to
> introduce programming, and run into this problem all the time, and it
> does cause confusion amongst newbies.   The problem with the anaconda
> launcher is that it opens the notebook in a default directory.  I
> don't know about others, but I usually organize my projects by
> folders, and don't want to point to a default directory - I want the
> notebook to open in *this* directory (the one with the notebook file
> in it).  I also don't want to have to navigate in the launcher, I'd
> much rather navigate with the OS.  Thus, a double-click open would be
> great.  I haven't checked nbopen (does it check to see if a server is
> already running in that folder, etc..?) but it looks good.  I usually
> ship a .bat file or .command file with something as simple as:
>
> @echo off
> ipython notebook
>
> so that it starts in that folder.  It's still not as intuitive as
> double-clicking the .ipynb file, which I think is the ideal.
>
> bb
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 2:40 AM, Steve Holden <steve at holdenweb.com> wrote:
> > I recently got so enthusiastic about anaconda I prepared a short video
> > outlining the install. This demonstrates how easy it is.
> >
> http://holdenweb.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/how-to-get-almost-all-python-you-might.html
> .
> > For those wanting a tailored configuration there's miniconda, too, and
> > that's detailed at
> >
> http://holdenweb.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/how-to-get-bits-of-python-you-need.html
> .
> >
> > regards
> >  Steve
> >
> > On Jun 12, 2015, at 5:53 AM, William Stein <wstein at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thursday, June 11, 2015, Nicholas Bollweg <nick.bollweg at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Mentioned frequently, I think hands-down the easiest way to install all
> >> the things for the beginner, especially on windows, is anaconda... it
> >> installs almost 200 vetted packages into userland (no permissions
> issues)
> >> and uses binaries (no compiler toolchain needed).
> >>
> >> it comes with a graphical launcher for the notebook:
> >> <new-launcher.png>
> >> While it doesn't ship with the notebook, it's one click away, and I'd
> >> still say it is about the simplest you can get. nbopen seems like it
> would
> >> be a nice addition: i would say boutique, nb-specific things would be
> out of
> >> scope, but ana ships runipy, so maybe the case could be made for
> inclusion.
> >>
> >> Of course, there are the hosted solutions: sagemathcloud and tmpnb,
> >> depending on your needs.
> >
> >
> > And wakari.io and sandstorm.io...
> >
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Going beyond the above towards single-notebook app-ification is
> >> interesting. Some custom version of atom/hydrogen with an embedded
> anaconda
> >> environment would be a remarkable installable experience.
> >>
> >> On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 8:48 PM Thomas Kluyver <takowl at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> On 11 June 2015 at 15:58, Antonino Ingargiola <tritemio at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> except for the documentation, has anybody ever worked on a "starter
> app"
> >>>> for notebooks. Something between pyinstaller and an ipython launcher.
> If you
> >>>> think of a notebook as an app (not as a document) it makes sense that
> the
> >>>> notebook shows up with a double click, without installing anything
> else
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I have a project called nbopen, which can set things up so that double
> >>> clicking on a notebook opens it. It doesn't make it any easier to get
> >>> everything you need installed, though.
> >>>
> >>> https://github.com/takluyver/nbopen
> >>>
> >>> Thomas
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