ipypb

0.5.2 verified Mon Apr 27 auth: no python maintenance

Interactive ProgressBar natively built with IPython (0.5.2). Displays progress bars in Jupyter notebooks with support for nested loops and custom messages. Low release cadence; last stable release in 2018.

pip install ipypb

Common errors

error ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'ipypb' ↓

cause The library is not installed.

fix

Run pip install ipypb in a terminal or notebook cell with !.

error TraitError: The 'layout' trait of a VBox instance must be a Layout instance, but a value of dict was specified. ↓

cause Incompatibility with newer ipywidgets versions (8+).

fix

Downgrade ipywidgets to 7.x: pip install ipywidgets==7.7.5

Warnings

gotcha ipypb.track() must be called inside a Jupyter notebook; it will not display progress in a plain terminal or script. ↓

fix Use tqdm for terminal progress bars.

deprecated This library is no longer actively maintained. Consider using tqdm with notebook support (tqdm.notebook) for similar functionality. ↓

fix Switch to tqdm: from tqdm.notebook import trange

gotcha Nested progress bars may cause display glitches in older IPython versions ( < 7 ). ↓

fix Upgrade IPython to 7+ or flatten loops.

Imports

ipypb
wrong
```
from ipypb import Track
```
correct
```
import ipypb
```
Track is a class inside the module; import module then use ipypb.track()

Quickstart

Basic usage in a Jupyter notebook cell.

import ipypb
import time

for i in ipypb.track(range(100)):
    time.sleep(0.01)