export notebook to pdf without code

Python Ipython Notebook Jupyter Notebook Nbconvert

Python Problem Overview

I have a large notebook with a lot of figures and text. I want to convert it to a html file. However, I don't want to export the code. I am using the following command

ipython nbconvert --to html notebook.ipynb

But this option also exports the code. Is there a way to convert the notebook to html without the code?

Python Solutions

Solution 1 - Python

I found this article interesting it explains how to remove the input columns :

you have to create a template file named "hidecode.tplx" in same directory as the notebook you want to convert and add those line in it :

    ((*- extends 'article.tplx' -*))

((* block input_group *))
    ((*- if cell.metadata.get('nbconvert', {}).get('show_code', False) -*))
        ((( super() )))
    ((*- endif -*))
((* endblock input_group *))

And after run this command it will use pdfLatex to convert the notebook in pdf via latex:

jupyter nbconvert --to pdf --template hidecode Example.ipynb

or if you want to edit you can convert it to a .tex document and use pdfLatex to put it in pdf :

jupyter nbconvert --to latex --template hidecode Example.ipynb

EDIT Sept 2018:

ipython nbconvert is deprecated. It will be replaced by jupyter nbconvert: So we replace the command ipython with jupyter

EDIT Feb 2021: (This is my best answer here, so let me take care of it)

Following @Mrule comment adding --no-input flag will make it work without the template...

jupyter nbconvert --to latex --no-input Example.ipynb

PS: If you are getting issue saying :

> LaTeX error related to tcolorbox.sty not found

Please refer to this guide to update your tex installation and this question

Solution 2 - Python

I was seeking the same question in SO and finally turned out to a very straightforward way:

Assuming using Firefox(57) + Win7

Run Jupyter notebook and download the notebook in the browser: File->Download as->HTML and you will get a html page with code and output.
Open the exported HTML with browser and activate the browser console with key F12

Run following command in the console:

document.querySelectorAll("div.input").forEach(function(a){a.remove()})

The code removes all input div DOM. Then right mouse button and chose "Save Page As" and Save the "Complete page" (not single page).
You will get a page with an associated folder in windows. Use a trick by zip the html page and then extract to unbind the associated. The folder is useless.
Now it is a single html page without code. You can re-distribute it or print it as PDF.

If you are not using Firefox or Windows, please adjust the above 3-6 steps.

Solution 3 - Python

Here is how I do it: I simply download my notebook as html.

Then run this python script to convert that html file so that prompts and code cells are gone:

FILE = "/somewhere/myHTMLFile.html"

with open(FILE, 'r') as html_file:
    content = html_file.read()
    
# Get rid off prompts and source code
content = content.replace("div.input_area {","div.input_area {\n\tdisplay: none;")    
content = content.replace(".prompt {",".prompt {\n\tdisplay: none;")

f = open(FILE, 'w')
f.write(content)
f.close()

That script bascially adds the CSS 'display: none' attribute for all divs of class 'prompt' or 'input_area'.

Solution 4 - Python

As a generalization of this answer, so that hidecode template could be accessible from multiple locations:

Go into your home directory:
```
cd ~/.jupyter
```
Create jupyter_nbconvert_config.py under this directory.

Write the following into the .py file (Change user_name to your user name):

c = get_config()
c.TemplateExporter.template_path = ['.', "~/.jupyter" ]
c.LatexExporter.template_path = ['.', "~/.jupyter"]

Create a template file under this directory, named hidecode.tplx or hidecode.tpl:

    ((*- extends 'article.tplx' -*))

((* block input_group *))
    ((*- if cell.metadata.get('nbconvert', {}).get('show_code', False) -*))
            ((( super() )))
    ((*- endif -*))
((* endblock input_group *))

Then, the following should generate a PDF without .ipynb files' codes (Change file_name to your file name):
```
jupyter nbconvert --to pdf '<file_name>.ipynb' --template=hidecode.tpl
```

Solution 5 - Python

You can add this css to your page and then print into PDF from the browser. Note that the code is only hidden, not removed.

div.output_prompt { visibility: hidden; }
*{ font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif !important }
.input,#header { display: none; }

To make sure you remove the code you should use something like

$(".input").remove()

As far as I know there is no way to generate via latex a PDF that does not include the code. It would be great to have a jupyter notebook extension that does it though...

Solution 6 - Python

nbconvert uses templates to convert the notebook's JSON into a document; for example, in the markdown template that comes with nbconvert, markdown.tpl:

{% block input %}
{% if nb.metadata.language_info %}{{ nb.metadata.language_info.name }}{% endif %}
{{ cell.source}}
{% endblock input %}

which prints each cell's source in the output. If you delete {{ cell.source}} then the cell source will not print out. There are corresponding blocks in the HTML and Latex templates as well.

Better yet, make your own template that does exactly what you want :)

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