[Chicago] Anaconda vs. IDLE.

[sheila miguez]

On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 9:14 PM, Lewit, Douglas <d-lewit at neiu.edu> wrote:

> Quickie question before I forget.  What's the deal with "ipython
> notebook".  I mean it's great.  I get a notebook that opens up in my
> default browser, and it works really well.  BUT... if I save the file and
> reopen it later on, then.... it looks like crapola and I can barely read
> it.  I think it's got a default extension of .ipynb.


You need to open it up in an ipython notebook session that is running in a
browser or IDE like Spyder and not with a text editor or just a browser.

As for "what's the deal", there are many reasons why people use them and
you need to ask a less open ended question if you want to know why you
would use it.

This blog post can give insights for just one reason why people find
notebooks transformative
https://developer.rackspace.com/blog/how-did-we-serve-more-than-20000-ipython-notebooks-for-nature/


-- 
shekay at pobox.com
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