Use Notebook in a Browser

So far, we have been using Python (Jupyter) Notebook from ArcGIS Pro. The benefit of this approach is that it integrates well with the GIS software.

However, this approach currently has a big limitation is that you cannot force shutdown or terminate the Kernel of Jupyter Notebook without closing and reopening ArcGIS Pro altogether.

In a situation like an “endless loop”, intentional or not, terminating a running Jupyter kernel is definitely of great usage.

Fortunately, we can open the Jupyter Notebook from your web browser.

Step 1: Open Python Command Prompt.

Step 2: Run Jupyter Notebook command.

Type the jupyter notebook in the command line. Note there is a space in between the two words. Then, follow by the specific path from which you want to start Jupyter. For example, you may want to open it from a path where you have an existing notebook that you want to edit or work with.

Note

Separate the command jupyter notebook and the path by a space. Use double quotes, e.g., "to/my/path", to enclose the path (from where you want to open Jupyter Notebook) in case there are spaces in the path name.

Step 3: Use Jupyter Notebook