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Currently at version 4.5.6, it is actively maintained with frequent minor and patch releases, and significant major version updates less often.","status":"active","version":"4.5.6","language":"python","source_language":"en","source_url":"https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab","tags":["IDE","notebook","data science","web UI","interactive computing","python"],"install":[{"cmd":"pip install jupyterlab","lang":"bash","label":"Install latest stable version"}],"dependencies":[{"reason":"JupyterLab requires Python 3.9 or newer.","package":"python","optional":false},{"reason":"JupyterLab runs on top of Jupyter Server, which provides the backend services, APIs, and REST endpoints.","package":"jupyter_server","optional":false}],"imports":[{"note":"JupyterLab is primarily a command-line application ('jupyter lab'). 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Upgrade extensions and ensure compatibility when migrating to JupyterLab 4.","severity":"breaking","affected_versions":"<4.0.0"},{"fix":"Add `export PATH=\"$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH\"` to your shell profile (e.g., `.bashrc`, `.zshrc`) on Unix-like systems, or execute `~/.local/bin/jupyter lab` directly.","message":"If 'jupyter' command is not found after `pip install --user jupyterlab`, it's likely due to the user-level bin directory not being in your PATH environment variable.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":"All"},{"fix":"Navigate to a specific project directory or your user home directory before launching JupyterLab: `cd ~/my_projects && jupyter lab`.","message":"Avoid running `jupyter lab` from your root volume (e.g., `C:\\` on Windows or `/` on Linux) to minimize the risk of inadvertently modifying system files.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":"All"},{"fix":"Ensure your Jupyter Notebook installation is up-to-date. For current versions of JupyterLab, this command is not needed.","message":"For Jupyter Notebook versions older than 5.3, enabling the JupyterLab server extension required running `jupyter serverextension enable --py jupyterlab --sys-prefix`. This step is no longer necessary for modern JupyterLab installations.","severity":"deprecated","affected_versions":"<= 5.3 of Jupyter Notebook (not JupyterLab itself)"},{"fix":"When developing or installing extensions, prioritize those distributed as Python packages (prebuilt extensions) compatible with JupyterLab 4+.","message":"Older 'source extensions' for JupyterLab, which required Node.js and a full JupyterLab rebuild upon installation, are deprecated. Modern prebuilt extensions are distributed as Python packages and can be installed with `pip` or `conda` without a rebuild.","severity":"deprecated","affected_versions":"<3.0.0 (for extension development/installation method)"},{"fix":"If real-time collaboration is needed, install the dedicated package: `pip install jupyter_collaboration`.","message":"Real-time collaboration (RTC) in JupyterLab 4 has been moved into a separate package, `jupyter_collaboration`. It's no longer built-in.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":">=4.0.0"},{"fix":"Execute `jupyter lab` directly in your shell or terminal. If you need to launch it programmatically from Python, use the `subprocess` module (e.g., `import subprocess; subprocess.run(['jupyter', 'lab'])`).","message":"The command `jupyter lab` is a shell command, not Python syntax. Attempting to execute it directly within a Python script will result in a `SyntaxError`.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":"All"},{"fix":"To execute shell commands like `jupyter lab` from within a Python script, use Python's `subprocess` module (e.g., `subprocess.run(['jupyter', 'lab'])`) or `os.system('jupyter lab')`.","message":"Executing `jupyter lab` directly within a Python script will lead to a `SyntaxError` because `jupyter lab` is a shell command, not valid Python syntax.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":"All"}],"env_vars":null,"last_verified":"2026-05-12T17:18:49.542Z","next_check":"2026-06-26T00:00:00.000Z","problems":[{"fix":"First, ensure the package is installed in the correct environment using `pip install <package_name>` or `conda install <package_name>`. If the issue persists, check that JupyterLab is using the intended Python environment by verifying `which python` in the terminal and then in a notebook cell (`!which python`), and if different, either activate the correct environment before launching JupyterLab or install `ipykernel` in that environment and register it as a Jupyter kernel.","cause":"The Python package you are trying to import is either not installed in the active JupyterLab environment or there is a mismatch between the Python environment where the package was installed and the kernel being used by JupyterLab.","error":"ModuleNotFoundError: No module named '...' (in JupyterLab)"},{"fix":"Try restarting the JupyterLab server. If that doesn't work, ensure your `pyzmq` and `tornado` packages are up-to-date or try downgrading them (e.g., `pip uninstall pyzmq; pip install pyzmq==19.0.2` or `conda install pyzmq==19.0.2` and similar for `tornado` to a stable version like 5.1.1 if 6.x causes issues). 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Alternatively, ensure JupyterLab is correctly installed in your active environment with `pip install jupyterlab --upgrade` or `conda install jupyterlab`.","cause":"The `jupyter lab` command is not found in your system's PATH environment variable, or JupyterLab was not installed in a location that is included in PATH, or the installation was incomplete/corrupted.","error":"'jupyter lab' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. / zsh: command not found: jupyterlab"},{"fix":"Rename your Python file (e.g., `random.py`) to something unique that does not conflict with existing Python modules or packages. 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