One thing I really miss in the Jupyter notebook is the ability to create a "scratch" notebook without having to worry about where the file is located or what it's named. Often this is for some throwaway task. Sometimes I may want to save it, but if so, I want to save it later. The problem is that Jupyter requires me to create the notebook file first, and unless I explicitly delete it it will stick around in whatever directory I created it in, creating a clutter of one-off scratchpad notebooks.
In most ordinary desktop programs (like Word or whatever), you start by opening a document that is not connected with a file. Later, if you want to save it, you specify the path and name at that time. Jupyter does this backwards, where you have to choose the location and filename first before beginning to edit. Is there any way to create a "floating" notebook that is not connected to an explicitly named file? It's fine if it's secretly connected to a temporary file somewhere, but the point is I want to be able to hit one button for "new unnamed notebook" and get a notebook that will silently disappear (e.g., deleting the temp file) if I don't save it. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Project Jupyter" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jupyter/b4e0f2c5-ba0c-499e-bf6c-cfa20b54a746%40googlegroups.com.
