AppleScript running Ipython Notebooks trough double click

Here’s some AppleScript magic to have .ipnb-files runnable with a double click, like they should.

1. Fire up AppleScript Editor (found in /Applications/Utilities/) and paste the following code:

    on run
    	set startPath to "" --change to your prefered path, mine was /Users/max/Dropbox/Dokument/Python
    	tell application "Terminal"
    		activate
    		do script with command "cd " & startPath & " && ipython notebook"
    	end tell
    end run
   
    on open the_files
    	repeat with i from 1 to the count of the_files
    		tell application "Finder"
    			set p to POSIX path of (item i of the_files)
    		end tell
    		tell application "Terminal"
    			activate
    			do script with command "ipython notebook " & p
    		end tell
    	end repeat
    end open
   

2. Save as a program preferably in your /Applications/ folder.
3. Press Cmd+i on any .ipnb-file.
4. Under Open with select your created program.
5. Press Change all...
6. Profit!?!?

They should now open in the browser. If you just want to start Ipython Notebook you can just double click it like any program (and of course put it in your dock). Be sure to set the variable setPath to something like /Users/max/Dropbox/Dokument/Python so you’re at your prefered path right from the start.

And while we’re at it, here’s some code for a drag and drop AppleScript converting .ipnb to markdown .md:

on open the_files
   repeat with i from 1 to the count of the_files
   	tell application "Finder"
   		set filePath to POSIX path of (item i of the_files)
   	end tell
   	tell application "Terminal"
   		activate
   		set parentFolder to POSIX path of ((the_files as text) & "::")
   		do script with command "cd " & parentFolder & " && ipython nbconvert --to markdown " & filePath
   	end tell
	end repeat
end open