Hi,

Is it ok to use Jupyter notebook exclusively for creating notes. I do not need to run any codes in cells, just taking notes.

Currently, I run notebook using 'jupyter-notebook'. Then, use Kernel > Shutdown option. And, create notes.

I think there will be commandline option, but cannot find any. Any advise on this?

Thanks,

  • Temporalin@programming.dev
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    10 months ago

    I find it pretty inefficient to start up a Python environment, a web server and a web browser to do something that you could do with Notepad or even in a terminal. I would use Notepad++, gedit, Kate, vim, vscodium... There are plugins for vscodium (and vscode obviously) to preview Markdown if that's what you need

    • bc001@programming.dev
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      10 months ago

      Vscodium looks promising , but it hangs at initial loading. Tried no gpu option, still not ok.

      • Temporalin@programming.dev
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        10 months ago

        It's another Chromium/Electron based app, so it may not be suitable for low end systems, but still, it's weird that it doesn't load at all. I don't know how to help, sorry.

  • rinze@infosec.pub
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    10 months ago

    Is it overkill? I think it is. Does it work for you? Go ahead then.

    I installed a dokuwiki for personal use and it's great. Some people might say it's too much, but I'm happy with my choice.

  • ohto@lemmy.sdf.org
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    10 months ago

    So you’re using Markdown cells for notes and not using code cells at all? This is a strange choice. It seems like just writing Markdown in a text editor, Markdown editor, or even an IDE with Markdown rendering would be better options. If you want to output the Markdown to other formats, pandoc is all you need. I’m not sure what advantage Jupyter gives you in this use case.

  • UFODivebomb@programming.dev
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    10 months ago

    If this process works for you then sure! How you take notes is less important than building your body of knowledge with your notes.