What is "playground mode" in Google's Colaboratory?

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0cd picture 0cd · Aug 24, 2018 · Viewed 12.1k times · Source

I recently discovered Colaboratory. After playing with it for a few minutes, I have some idea what "playground mode" is - that no output is saved in that mode, but couldn't find a formal note in the FAQ or other help material (intro notebook) that I located. I'm wondering if there are more details to know about this mode and when is it suggested to be used?

Thanks.

Answer

Bob Smith picture Bob Smith · Aug 24, 2018

Playground mode opens an ephemeral copy of the notebook that isn't saved.

Typical uses include:

  • Tweaking an existing notebook without cluttering the original.
  • Executing or editing a notebook shared with read-only permissions

Without playground mode, these tasks would require creating a copy of the notebook in Drive, which clutters the file list a bit. (Of couse, you can always save a copy of the notebook after opening in playground mode if needed.)

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