Jupyter

• 1. Overview of Project Jupyter

  • 1.1. History

  • 1.2. Differences between Sub-projects

• 2. Introduction of Sub-projects

  • 2.1. IPython

  • 2.2. Jupyter Notebook

  • 2.3. JupyterLab (Recommended)

    • 2.3.1. Features of JupyterLab

• 3. Install

  • 3.1. Jupyter Notebook

  • 3.2. JupyterLab (Recommended)

  • 3.3. Voilà

1. Overview of Project Jupyter

Name	URL
Website	https://jupyter.org
Discourse	https://discourse.jupyter.org
Documentation	https://docs.jupyter.org
Try Jupyter Online	https://jupyter.org/try
GitHub Group	https://github.com/jupyter
nbviewer	https://nbviewer.org

1.1. History

• IPython Notebook (2011)

  • Only support Python

• Jupyter Notebook (2014)

  • Supporting Python, R and Julia languages, etc.

• JupyterLab (2018)

  • Extensions supported (2019)

  • Added IDE features, e.g. Debugger (2021)

1.2. Differences between Sub-projects

• IPython is an interactive shell for Python and a kernel for Jupyter.

• IPython Notebook Predecessor of Jupyter Notebook, only support Python.

• Jupyter Notebook is a web-based interactive computing environment for creating and sharing documents containing code and text, supports multiple languages.

• JupyterLab is the next-generation user interface for Jupyter Notebook, offering enhanced features and flexibility for interactive computing workflows.

2. Introduction of Sub-projects

2.1. IPython

Name	URL
Website	https://ipython.org/
Documentation	https://ipython.readthedocs.io/
GitHub Group	https://github.com/ipython

2.2. Jupyter Notebook

The Classic Notebook Interface.

Name	URL
Documentation	https://jupyter-notebook.readthedocs.io/
GitHub	https://github.com/jupyter/notebook

2.3. JupyterLab (Recommended)

A Next-Generation Notebook Interface.

Name	URL
Documentation	https://jupyterlab.readthedocs.io
GitHub Group	https://github.com/jupyterlab

2.3.1. Features of JupyterLab

• It provides an enhanced and more flexible environment for working with notebooks, text files, terminals, and other interactive features.

• JupyterLab offers a multi-tabbed interface, allowing you to work with multiple notebooks and files simultaneously. It also includes a flexible layout system, enabling you to arrange and organize various components within the user interface.

• JupyterLab retains all the features of Jupyter Notebook and introduces additional capabilities, making it a more powerful and extensible environment for interactive computing.

3. Install

https://jupyter.org/install

3.1. Jupyter Notebook

Install the classic Jupyter Notebook with:

pip install notebook

To run the notebook:

jupyter notebook

3.2. JupyterLab (Recommended)

Install JupyterLab with pip:

pip install jupyterlab

Once installed, launch JupyterLab with:

jupyter lab

3.3. Voilà

Install Voilà with:

pip install voila

Once installed, launch Voilà with:

voila