Installing in non-Anaconda-based Jupyterlab instance

[samrblackman]

Hi Team -

I'm trying to get this working in a Jupyterlab instance I've created without Anaconda and can't seem to get it working. I've set my Jupyterlab version < 4 and installed Git and node.js (manually from their site), yet no dice. I keep getting "git command not found make sure Git version >2 is installed" messages.

I also have installed the lab extension and it shows up as "OK" and so I'm not sure what is the issue. I've read that this cannot work in a Jupyterlab instance created outside of Anaconda (I just built my own virtual environment).

Sorry if this is an ignorant question; please point me in the right direction if so! Just not sure what to do at this point. Thanks!

[fcollonval]

Hey @samrblackman

This extension can definitely be installed in non-Anaconda-based instance. You should check:

• git command is available in whatever environment isolation you are using
• node.js is not needed - installing through pip with pip install jupyterlab-git will give you the JavaScript assets directly

To receive more help, you will need to share more info about your system. In particular, you should execute JupyterLab in debug mode (using the --debug option).

of importance, don't install Python package in the user space (using pip install --user) it is known to behave poorly with JupyterLab extension.

[samrblackman]

Thanks Frederic, Perhaps the below details will help. I have installed git and checked the option for my system path variables to be updated. This appears to install successfully. I then run the following within a .bat script (as admin) to create my jupyterlab instance. <USER> is a placeholder for my user profile name. cd C:\Users\<USER>\JupyterLab\workspace C: SET JUPYTER_RUNTIME_DIR=C:\Users\ <USER> \JupyterLab\runtime SET JUPTER_DATA_DIR=C:\Users\ <USER> \JupyterLab\jupyter SET SHELL=C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe SET PATH=C:\Program Files\Python311;C:\Program Files\Python311\Scripts;C:\Program Files\Python311\Lib;C:\Program Files\Python311\include call python -m venv C:\Users\ <USER> \JupyterLab\gitenv call C:\Users\ <USER> \JupyterLab\gitenv\Scripts\activate.bat call python -m pip install --upgrade pip call pip install pywinpty call pip install requests call pip install jupyter call pip install -v "jupyterlab<4" call pip install jupyterlab-git call ipython kernel install call pip install pandas call jupyter lab --debug This seems to run successfully, and then when the JupyterLab instance launches in my Chrome browser, I get the error message "Failed to load the jupyterlab-git server extension. Git command not found - please ensure you have Git > 2 installed." I don't understand as I have Git installed and as far as I know the correct path variables are set up. I can access git via cmd and powershell outside of jupyterlab, so I am confused! Thanks for your help and please let me know if there is anything else I can do to help.

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On Fri, Sep 8, 2023 at 7:44 AM Frédéric Collonval ***@***.***> wrote: Hey @samrblackman <https://github.com/samrblackman> This extension can definitely be installed in non-Anaconda-based instance. You should check: - git command is available in whatever environment isolation you are using - node.js is not needed - installing through pip with pip install jupyterlab-git will give you the JavaScript assets directly To receive more help, you will need to share more info about your system. In particular, you should execute JupyterLab in debug mode (using the --debug option). of importance, don't install Python package in the user space (using pip install --user) it is known to behave poorly with JupyterLab extension. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#1263 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AHTMABUCTATF6AXCRMDH3QTXZMAJDANCNFSM6AAAAAA4NQQ4KQ> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.*** com>

[fcollonval]

Would you mind execute in a notebook cell

import os
from shutil import which
print(which('git'))

and report here what is the result

[samrblackman]

Sure thing - the result is "None" which doesn't seem good! Thanks for your help.

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On Mon, Sep 11, 2023 at 11:42 AM Frédéric Collonval < ***@***.***> wrote: Would you mind execute in a notebook cell import osfrom shutil import whichprint(which('git')) and report here what is the result — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#1263 (reply in thread)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AHTMABXVRJ45WPWH2KIAMNDXZ4WNDANCNFSM6AAAAAA4NQQ4KQ> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.*** com>

[samrblackman]

Hi Frederic, I'm sure you're busy, I thought I'd ping you. Have you had a chance to look into this further? Thanks for your help.

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-Sam On Mon, Sep 11, 2023 at 12:04 PM Sam Blackman ***@***.***> wrote:

Sure thing - the result is "None" which doesn't seem good! Thanks for your help. --------------------- Sam Blackman 1-207-233-8943 ***@***.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/samrblackman/ On Mon, Sep 11, 2023 at 11:42 AM Frédéric Collonval < ***@***.***> wrote: > Would you mind execute in a notebook cell > > import osfrom shutil import whichprint(which('git')) > > and report here what is the result > > — > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub > <#1263 (reply in thread)>, > or unsubscribe > <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AHTMABXVRJ45WPWH2KIAMNDXZ4WNDANCNFSM6AAAAAA4NQQ4KQ> > . > You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: > ***@***.*** > com> >

[samrblackman]

Hi Frederic, any updates? Appreciate your help. Thanks

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On Tue, Sep 19, 2023 at 5:52 PM Sam Blackman ***@***.***> wrote: Hi Frederic, I'm sure you're busy, I thought I'd ping you. Have you had a chance to look into this further? Thanks for your help. -Sam On Mon, Sep 11, 2023 at 12:04 PM Sam Blackman ***@***.***> wrote: > Sure thing - the result is "None" which doesn't seem good! Thanks for > your help. > > --------------------- > Sam Blackman > 1-207-233-8943 > ***@***.*** > https://www.linkedin.com/in/samrblackman/ > > > On Mon, Sep 11, 2023 at 11:42 AM Frédéric Collonval < > ***@***.***> wrote: > >> Would you mind execute in a notebook cell >> >> import osfrom shutil import whichprint(which('git')) >> >> and report here what is the result >> >> — >> Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub >> <#1263 (reply in thread)>, >> or unsubscribe >> <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AHTMABXVRJ45WPWH2KIAMNDXZ4WNDANCNFSM6AAAAAA4NQQ4KQ> >> . >> You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: >> ***@***.*** >> .com> >> >

[samrblackman]

Hi team, It's been 5 months or so, and I still have this issue. Any direction would be appreciated. Thanks... I'd like to use Git in my jupyterlab yet this seems unfeasible. Thanks Sam --------------------- Sam Blackman 1-207-233-8943 ***@***.***

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On Thu, Oct 19, 2023 at 1:44 PM Sam Blackman ***@***.***> wrote: Hi Frederic, any updates? Appreciate your help. Thanks On Tue, Sep 19, 2023 at 5:52 PM Sam Blackman ***@***.***> wrote: > Hi Frederic, I'm sure you're busy, I thought I'd ping you. Have you had a > chance to look into this further? Thanks for your help. > > -Sam > > > On Mon, Sep 11, 2023 at 12:04 PM Sam Blackman ***@***.***> > wrote: > >> Sure thing - the result is "None" which doesn't seem good! Thanks for >> your help. >> >> --------------------- >> Sam Blackman >> 1-207-233-8943 >> ***@***.*** >> https://www.linkedin.com/in/samrblackman/ >> >> >> On Mon, Sep 11, 2023 at 11:42 AM Frédéric Collonval < >> ***@***.***> wrote: >> >>> Would you mind execute in a notebook cell >>> >>> import osfrom shutil import whichprint(which('git')) >>> >>> and report here what is the result >>> >>> — >>> Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub >>> <#1263 (reply in thread)>, >>> or unsubscribe >>> <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AHTMABXVRJ45WPWH2KIAMNDXZ4WNDANCNFSM6AAAAAA4NQQ4KQ> >>> . >>> You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: >>> <jupyterlab/jupyterlab-git/repo-discussions/1263/comments/6969302@ >>> github.com> >>> >>