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Setting Up a Jupyter Notebook in VS Code

1. Create a Notebook File

code.visualstudio.com/docs/datascience/jupyter-notebooks

• Command Palette → "Create: New Jupyter Notebook"
• Or just create a new .ipynb file directly in your workspace

2. Select a Kernel

• Click Select Kernel in the top-right corner of the notebook
• Choose Python Environments → your ds-course conda environment
• The kernel is what actually executes your code

3. Add Cells

• Use the + Code button in the toolbar to add a code cell
• Use + Markdown to add a text/documentation cell
• Reorder cells by dragging, or with the up/down arrows in the cell toolbar