coLaboratory Notebook

coLaboratory Notebook

A Chrome App for running a port of IPython to PNaCl, in a notebook environment with Google Drive Integration.

What is coLaboratory Notebook?
The 'coLaboratory Notebook' is a Chrome extension providing a platform for running a port of IPython, a programming language, within PNaCl which stands for Portable Native Client. It is coupled with a Google Drive Integration feature, thus making information uploading, storage, and sharing more convenient.
Stats
Users: 3,000+
Rating: 4.54 (28)
Version: 10 (Last updated: 2014-08-08)
Creation date: 2014-08-07
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • identity
  • {"socket":["tcp-listen:*:*","tcp-connect","resolve-host","udp-bind:*:*","udp-send-to:*:*"]}
  • webview
  • {"fileSystem":["write","directory","retainEntries"]}
  • unlimitedStorage
  • storage
  • clipboardRead
  • clipboardWrite
  • {"fileSystem":["write","retainEntries","directory"]}
Size: 84.13M
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User reviews summary
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Pros
  • Easy to share coding problems/solutions
  • Potential for fast access to python scientific stack in browser
  • Has basic libraries included
Cons
  • No way to install new libraries
  • Not frequently updated or consistently supported
  • Issues with interrupting infinite loops
Most mentioned
  • Missing support for libraries like SciPy
  • Not consistently supported or updated
  • Potential for fast access to python scientific stack in browser
Recent reviews
Near fatal flaw: If you accidentally write an infinite loop in your program, there's often no way to interrupt it without killing the app and losing your work. The "stop" icon and interrupt menu items don't work reliably. It's awkward to restart the app; when it does come back up, I get an older version of the notebook that doesn't include changes that seemed to successfully have saved from the notebook menu. This combination of problems makes the app relatively useless for the quick one-off programming tasks I wanted to use it for.
by Paul Tucker Paul Tucker, 2016-06-05

Awesome!!! :), I have tons of fun with it, and its easy to share small coding problems/solutions
by Jan Pfeifer Jan Pfeifer, 2016-04-01

Looks very promising! currently, according to the documentation (and personal experience) there is no way to install new libraries, so you only get the basic ones for now
by Fabio Krauss Stabel Fabio Krauss Stabel, 2016-01-31
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Safety
Risk impact

coLaboratory Notebook is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

coLaboratory Notebook has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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