ngs-ipython-extension

iPython extension for ngs language

Installation

on local iPython or Jupyter Notebook

copy: cp -v ngs.py $(ipython locate)/extensions/ngs.py

or link: ln -s $(pwd)/ngs.py $(ipython locate)/extensions/ngs.py

on Google Colab or other external Jupyter Notebooks

Requirements

• For linux, git, curl and apt need to be installed
• For Mac: git, curl and brew need to be installed

Add the following lines to the notebook and run:

!curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ngs-lang/ngs-ipython-extension/master/ngs-install.sh | bash

%load_ext ngs

Usage

This extension can be used both with Jupyter Notebooks or iPython

Loading extension

%load_ext ngs

Re-loading extension

%reload_ext ngs

Running

%ngs [single line expression]

%%ngs [multi line code]

Handling of variables

Python defined variables will be sent to ngs context and can be used inside the scripts

On the return from ngs, the Python context will be updated with the newer values