#!/usr/bin/env python
# coding: utf-8

# # Creating an IPython Notebook programatically

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import IPython.nbformat as nbf


# Let's create the new notebook object first:

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nb = nbf.v4.new_notebook()


# For this example, we populate it with a simple text cell and one with code. Empty notebooks are OK too, this is just for illustration purposes:

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text = "This is an auto-generated notebook."
code = "1+2"

nb['cells'] = [nbf.v4.new_markdown_cell(text),
               nbf.v4.new_code_cell(code) ]


# Next, we write it to a file on disk that we can then open as a new notebook.
# 
# Note: This should be as easy as: `nbf.write(nb, fname)`, but the current api is a little more verbose and needs a real file-like
# object. We're fixing that.

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filename = 'test.ipynb'

with open(filename, 'w') as f:
    nbf.write(nb, f)


# This notebook can be run at the command line with:
# 
#     ipython -c '%run test.ipynb'
# 
# Or you can open it [as a live notebook](test.ipynb).