A few reasons you want to use notebooks (Jupyter Labs, Google Colab, etc.)
A thread:
A thread:
1. The ability to run any cell independently of the rest of the code makes them really useful for running experiments and exploratory data analysis.
2. Each cell is cached, so you only need to run it once and never spend the same time running that code again.
This is especially useful for long-running operations. You run it once and reuse the results forever.
This is especially useful for long-running operations. You run it once and reuse the results forever.
3. You can combine code with markdown and visualizations, making notebooks a great candidate for data presentation.
This allows for great documentation alongside the code.
This allows for great documentation alongside the code.
4. There are many widgets and extensions that you can use from a notebook that makes them much more interactive and useful.
Notebooks aren't a silver bullet, and they aren't a good fit in many situations.
But for EDA and experimentation, they are a great solution.
But for EDA and experimentation, they are a great solution.
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