jupyterlab/jupyterlab

Implement variable inspector for kernels

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#443 opened on Jul 18, 2016

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 (96 comments) (117 reactions) (0 assignees)TypeScript (13,454 stars) (2,937 forks)batch import
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Description

Hi,

It is useful when doing interactive data analysis to quickly get the name/quick summary (type/ size) of in-memory variables.

I was wondering if having a block for displaying this kind of information could be an interesting feature for JupyterLab ? Such as the one in RStudio:

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Tech stack
typescriptreact
Domain
frontenddata
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
over 1 week
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
TypeScriptReactJupyterLab plugin systemkernel communication
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30
Research direction
Review the 96 comments for implementation ideas and architecture discussions. Study existing JupyterLab extensions like '@jupyterlab/debugger' for patterns on integrating with kernels. Understand the kernel messaging protocol to retrieve variable data. Start with JupyterLab's plugin documentation.