[IPython-dev] Togglable input cells?

[Jason Moore]

We've used the %load solution for two tutorials now and it works pretty
well. See here for examples:
https://github.com/pydy/pydy-tutorial-pycon-2014, solutions are in the
exercise_solutions directory. The main issue is that you can't "run all" to
check whether the complete notebook runs because only the %load cell runs,
not the output, so testing the complete notebooks requires lots of manual
ctrl-entering.


Jason
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On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 11:57 AM, Matthias Bussonnier <
bussonniermatthias at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Le 22 juin 2014 à 17:39, Benjamin Root a écrit :
>
> > Hmm, I rather like this idea. It lets me keep the solutions packaged
> with the tutorials (which helps students who aren't taking the class), but
> keeps them "out-of-sight, out-of-mind". For the %load, can I do relative
> paths?
>
> WRT current kernel working directory, I think so.
> You can even use URL.
> --
> M
>
> >
> > Cheers!
> > Ben Root
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 9:31 AM, Matthias Bussonnier <
> bussonniermatthias at gmail.com> wrote:
> > What about just having solution in a separate folder and just %load them
> ?
> >
> > You can then just "publish" the folder at the end of tutorial, or even
> at beginning.
> >
> > --
> > M
> >
> >
> > Le 22 juin 2014 à 01:29, Aaron Meurer a écrit :
> >
> > > My advice is to stay low tech. I tried a fancy thing
> > > (ipython_doctester) at my scipy tutorial last year, and it was more
> > > trouble than it was worth.
> > >
> > > In this case, just make a separate notebook with solutions. The way I
> > > do it is I make the solutions notebook and then when I am done I copy
> > > it and clear out the answers.
> > >
> > > Aaron Meurer
> > >
> > >> On Jun 21, 2014, at 6:11 PM, Mark Voorhies <mark.voorhies at ucsf.edu>
> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> On 06/21/2014 03:46 PM, Benjamin Root wrote:
> > >>> I am preparing for my tutorial for SciPy, and I want to avoid making
> a
> > >>> particular mistake I made last year, which was to have an exercise
> in the
> > >>> notebook for students to complete, but no "solution" available. I
> thought I
> > >>> would just type up the solution live, on-the-spot, but ended up
> making a
> > >>> complete fool of myself (it is all on YouTube, too...)
> > >>>
> > >>> So, I was thinking of some sort of way to toggle an input cell that
> can
> > >>> reveal itself when I want to. I have seen some previous discussions
> on this
> > >>> topic, but I am not quite sure if they are what I am looking for.
> Note, I
> > >>> am completely clueless on how to add additional features, plugins,
> etc  to
> > >>> a notebook, and really am very bad at javascript. Of couse, I am
> open to
> > >>> other suggestions that others have done for their tutorials,
> > >>
> > >> Low tech solution:
> > >>  Stage the "hidden" cell content elsewhere (e.g., an emacs buffer) and
> > >> paste it in when you need it =)
> > >>
> > >> --Mark
> > >>
> > >> P.S. My experience is that if solutions to exercises are available (as
> > >> part of a distributed notebook, in slides, on the course website) at
> > >> least a few students will jump ahead rather than trying the exercise.
> > >> Not necessarily the end of the world, but it gets in the way of seeing
> > >> alternate solutions/etc...
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> so long as
> > >>> they are documented well, and is easy to distribute to students
> taking an
> > >>> introductory course.
> > >>>
> > >>> Cheers!
> > >>> Ben Root
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
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