[IPython-dev] saving base64 encoded content separately

[Thomas Kluyver]

Hi Jonathan,

The notebook file format is really about Jupyter, rather than IPython (the
project split into two parts; IPython provides the Python execution backend
for Jupyter). You might want to try on the Jupyter Discourse board:
https://discourse.jupyter.org/

I experimented several years ago with 'exploding' a notebook file into a
directory (https://github.com/takluyver/nbexplode ). I don't expect it to
be a directly usable solution, but it might have useful ideas or pieces for
you.

Best wishes,
Thomas

On Thu, 3 Jun 2021 at 19:02, Jonathan Hess <junkatar at vivistar.com> wrote:

> [The archives show this list has become very quiet.  If developers have
> moved to another forum, care to tell me where?]
>
> I'm looking for an option or extension that would, for .ipynb files,
> replace base64 encoded data with references to an external "native" file of
> the same data.
>
> For example, if an ipynb file has a matplotlib produced png image, I need
> that image stored in an external png file.
>
> Yes, integral base64 encoding is nice from network, efficiency, and file
> management aspects.
>
> Unfortunately, security conscious organization that have established
> review processes simply will not allow base64 content -- it is too easy to
> hide content or malware that way from their established (read unchangeable)
> processes.
>
> I've been reading up on:
>
>   https://ipython.readthedocs.io/en/stable/config/extensions/index.html
>   https://ipython.readthedocs.io/en/stable/config/shell_mimerenderer.html
>
> But, before I dive off into the trial and error time sync of just trying
> things:
>
> A) Has anyone already done an extension like this?  My websearches have
> failed so far but I would be surprized if no-one has asked about such a
> thing before.
>
> B) If A) is no, anyone have suggestions or guidance on making such an
> extension?
>
> Finally (and possibly not relevant to this forum), with such a feature or
> extension for ipython, I would expect end users to be able to control it
> thru a Jupyter Lab configuration setting.
>
> Thanks for reading this far,
> Jonathan Hess
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