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Introduction to JupyterLab

June 14, 2022

JupterLab Install Guide

Prerequisites:

• Anaconda Install

This guide walks through the installation and configuration process for JupyterLab.

• Verify that the Anaconda dev environment is activated
• Install JupyterLab
• Launch JupyterLab

Install JupyterLab

1. Update the Anaconda environment to ensure the latest packages are installed.

conda update conda
conda update anaconda

2. Activate the Anaconda dev environment.

conda activate dev

3. Install JupyterLab using the conda install command. conda install will connect to the JupyterLab GitHub repository, named conda-forge, and download the JupyterLab package.

conda install -c conda-forge jupyterlab

Launch JupyterLab

1. Execute the JupyterLab launch command from the Anaconda terminal.

jupyter lab

2. The JupyterLab UI should open automatically. If it does not, copy and paste the URL provided in the Anaconda terminal into an internet browser.

Explore JupyterLab

Take note of the following components of the JupyterLab interface:

• File Explorer
• Launcher
• Python Notebook
• Terminal
• Text File Kernel

JupyterLab Launch Guide

Launch JupyterLab

jupyter lab

Highlight the JupyterLab launcher. Point out the available extensions.

• Open a Python Notebook
• Open a Python console
• Open a text file
• Open a terminal
• Create an empty file with the terminal
• Create multiple launchers

Demonstrate the integration between JupyterLab File Explorer and the file system.

• Navigate to a folder in the File Explorer, and open a text file
• Create a file called hello_world.txt
• Choose ‘Text File’ from the launcher
• Create a a directory called JupyterLab-Workspace
• Click the new file button on the left-side window

Create a notebook for Python development.

• Click Python3 under the Notebook section in the launcher
• Use the left-side window to rename the notebook to HelloWorld.ipynb

Type the following code in the notebook:

print("Hello World");

Click the run button on the notebook’s task bar.