Is there a way to create a .ipynb from a .py file command line?
ipython, jupyter-notebook, python
Solution
I believe it is covered here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/23292713/3025981. I reproduce the snipped here:
import IPython.nbformat.current as nbf
nb = nbf.read(open('test.py', 'r'), 'py')
nbf.write(nb, open('test.ipynb', 'w'), 'ipynb')
Problem
Is there a way to create a .ipynb from a .py file command line? Why I would want to do this: I want to refactore some code using a text editor. My ipynb file is on a server, and it is way easier to transfer a .py file (generated by running ipython notebook with --script) that is tracked on a version control system (git) than ipynb. Ideally I want to do the following: - the Notebook is running with `--script`, so I have a .py file - commit the new version of the file, push from the server and pull on my machine - pull from my machine - edit on my machine - commit, push from my machine and pull from the server - create the .ipynb file from the new .py file and replace the old one And I can't find any way to start on the server an iPython Notebook from a py file that is on the server. Sure, I can add the .ipynb to git, but there are good reasons not to do that. I could also send files using ftps, but since it is something I do rather often I'd like to find a better solution.