Copy cells to file

[hottwaj]

Hi there guys, thanks for the fantastic tool!

Feature request: it would be useful to be able to copy code from several selected cells into a python file (for example). Currently when I copy cells in one Jupyterlab notebook tab I can paste them into another notebook tab, but not into a file tab.

Use case: I tend to develop code in Jupyter lab, then move pieces into python files as they become stable enough for re-use elsewhere.

Thanks!

[jasongrout]

You can drag multiple cells into a file and it will paste the code into the file.

[hottwaj]

Aha great thanks, sorry I hadn't seen that (I now see it is documented here: https://jupyterlab.readthedocs.io/en/stable/user/notebook.html)

I guess I wasn't expecting drag&drop functionality like that be available, hence resorting to good old copy paste via the Edit menu

Happy for you to close if you think that the Edit menu route is not needed.

Cheers

[jasongrout]

Happy for you to close if you think that the Edit menu route is not needed.

I think the fact that you tried it as a first resort points to the edit menu route being useful, if it's technically feasible. You mean the Edit menu in jlab, not the browser edit menu?

[hottwaj]

Yes exactly the Jupyterlab Edit menu is where I looked.

Obviously the "Copy cells" item works when you use it in the source notebook, but when you get to a .py file "Paste cells" is disabled.

If its complex to implement the current feature is more than sufficient :)

[jasongrout]

I'll leave this open as a feature request nonetheless. Maybe there's something we can do that's easy to implement :).