Instructor activity: Generate nbgitpuller link from scratch

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Option 1 - via nbgitpuller

• Click this link to launch a Jupyter notebook. This will clone a repository containing a Jupyter notebook to the home directory of your Berkeley Jupyterhub account.

• Execute all the cells in the “iris.ipynb” notebook which is located inside “datahub_workshop_feb24” directory

• (This is an optional step) Add text as markdown in the notebook. For instance, you could add a header cell that says “Welcome to my first notebook!”

• (This is an optional step) Clear all the cells (this is relevant in teaching scenario).

• Download the notebook by selecting “File -> Download” option

• Login to your Github account. Incase you don’t have an account, try creating a new Github account for the sake of this activity (or collaborate with someone who has a Github account)

• Create a new Github repository (If you are new to Github, check this documentation for detailed steps to create a repository)

• Upload the notebook to Github repository (Refer to this documentation if needed)

• Install the “Datahub Link Generator” browser extension using this link. Please follow the steps in the documentation to make the extension visible in your browser

• Generate a new nbgitpuller link by entering the following details in the input fields and clicking the button “Copy nbgitpuller link” “JupyterHub URL”: “https://datahub.berkeley.edu/”, “Open In”: “Classic Notebook”

• Share the nbgitpuller link with another collaborator who is attending the workshop

Option 2 - via Jupyter notebook

• Click this link to download a PDF containing python code

• Login to https://datahub.berkeley.edu/

• Launch a new notebook by selecting “Python 3 (ipykernel)” option from launcher (If required, refer to this documentation)

• Copy paste the code from the PDF to the new notebook

• Save the notebook

• Download the notebook by selecting “File -> Download” option

• Login to your Github account. Incase you don’t have an account, try creating a new Github account for the sake of this activity (or collaborate with someone who has a Github account)

• Create a new Github repository (If you are new to Github, check this documentation for detailed steps). Upload the downloaded notebook to this Github repository.

• Install the “Datahub Link Generator” browser extension using this link. Please follow the steps in the documentation to make the extension visible in your browser

• Generate a new nbgitpuller link by entering the following details in the input fields and clicking the button “Copy nbgitpuller link” “JupyterHub URL”: “https://datahub.berkeley.edu/”, “Open In”: “Classic Notebook”

• Share the nbgitpuller link with another collaborator who is attending the workshop