NB-CCCP

IPython Notebook Collective Cut-Copy-Paste

A working prototype for multi-cell cut-copy-paste in the notebook. This functionality will be in the next version of IPython, this is just the first stab at an implementation so we (and you!) can start playing with it.

Installation

cd $(ipython locate)/nbextensions
git clone https://github.com/ivanov/nb-cccp
echo "require(['nbextensions/nb-cccp/copy-paste'], function (copy_paste) {
    copy_paste.load_ipython_extension();
    console.log('copy_paste extension loaded');
    });" >> $(ipython locate profile)/static/custom/custom.js

The echo lines just add the following javascript to your $(ipython locate profile)/static/custom/custom.js

require(["nbextensions/nb-cccp/copy-paste"], function (copy_paste) {
    copy_paste.load_ipython_extension();
    console.log('copy_paste extension loaded');
});

Usage If the installation worked, reload a notebook and you should see a new set of blue cut/copy/paste icons with a blue border around the button group.

In Command Mode, toggle the selection of individual cells with Space, Ctrl-Space, or Shift-Space. The selection does not need not be contiguous. You're welcome ;)

In fact, just click the In [ ] area of code cells and the same place for markdown cells to toggle selection state.

To the right of the blue CCP action is a blue indicator telling you how many cells are selected. If you click it, you will unselect all cells.

Using Shift-Up and Shift-Down, you will toggle the selection status of the current cell and transition to the next cell.

NOTE: Due to the current implementation, you may be surprised that without having any cells selected, Shift-Down Shift-Up will actually select two cells. It's easiest to just think of sweeping over the cells you want, and while the Shift key is down, you are performing the sweep.

Limitations For now, there are some limitations:

[ ] only works in the current notebook (not across notebooks)
[ ] the CCP actions are only triggered via mouseclick on the blue toolbar icons.
[ ] probably others, let me know

Feedback

Please use IPython issue #5746 for feedback and discussion on the user interface / user experience.