How do I convert a IPython Notebook into a Python file via commandline?
I'm looking at using the *.ipynb files as the source of truth and programmatically 'compiling' them into .py files for scheduled jobs/tasks.
The only way I understand to do this is via the GUI. Is there a way to do it via command line?
Answer
If you don't want to output a Python script every time you save, or you don't want to restart the IPython kernel:
On the command line, you can use nbconvert:
$ jupyter nbconvert --to script [YOUR_NOTEBOOK].ipynb
As a bit of a hack, you can even call the above command in an IPython notebook by pre-pending ! (used for any command line argument). Inside a notebook:
!jupyter nbconvert --to script config_template.ipynb
Before --to script was added, the option was --to python or --to=python, but it was renamed in the move toward a language-agnostic notebook system.