Convert ipynb notebook to HTML in Google Colab

Question

I have a Google Colaboratory Notebook for Data Analysis that I want to output as a HTML file as currently not everything loads within the Colab environment such as large Folium Heatmaps. Is it possible to export the notebook as a html file as opposed to the ipynb and py options?

Answer 1

Method using only Google Colab

1. Download your .ipynb file

You can actually do it using only Google Colab. File -> Download .ipynb

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2. Reupload it so Colab can see it

Click on the Files icon on the far left:

Then Upload to session storage:

Select & upload your .ipynb file you just downloaded.

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3. Get your file's path

then obtain its path (you might need to hit the Refresh button before your file shows up):

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4. Conversion using %%shell

Then, just as in Julio's answer, execute in a Colab cell:

%%shell
jupyter nbconvert --to html /PATH/TO/YOUR/NOTEBOOKFILE.ipynb

The %%shell lets the interpreter know that the following script is interpreted as shell. Don't write anything before %%shell, use a distinct cell for this.

The form of /PATH/TO/YOUR/NOTEBOOKFILE.ipynb will be something like /content/lightaberration3.ipynb.

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5. Your file is ready

Might need to click Refresh again, but your notebook.html will appear in the files, so you can download it:

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The great thing about this is that nothing python-related has to be installed on your computer, not conda, not pip, only a browser.