# Tooling

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## [Plots in VSCode](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plots-in-vscode/61690)

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**Author:** [@TI36XPro](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/TI36XPro)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2021, 9:52pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plots-in-vscode/61690 "2021-05-23T21:52:40Z")

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Hello I am using the Julia extension in VSCode. I am a little confused with how plotting works in it. I have something like this in a Julia script Grid\_Size = LinRange(1E0, 1E5, 100) Log\_of\_Size = map(log, Grid\_Size)…

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## [What happens when I upgrade a package during a Revise session?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-happens-when-i-upgrade-a-package-during-a-revise-session/61606)

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**Author:** [@jzr](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jzr)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2021, 8:41pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-happens-when-i-upgrade-a-package-during-a-revise-session/61606 "2021-05-22T20:41:31Z")

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I’m using VSCode. I have a session running, and I have a bunch of using statements. Then I upgrade a package to the next version. What happens to the functions and types in scope: are they the new versions or the old ver…

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## [IJulia Syntax Highlighting in VS Code](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ijulia-syntax-highlighting-in-vs-code/61655)

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**Author:** [@TI36XPro](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/TI36XPro)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2021, 7:35pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ijulia-syntax-highlighting-in-vs-code/61655 "2021-05-22T19:35:03Z")

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Hello, I am starting a project with some friends and I’d really like to be able to use Julia in a Jupyter notebook to share results and explanations. I am using VSCode on Windows Subsystem for Linux 1 (WSL1). The proble…

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## [Gks Error When Plotting in VS Code](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/gks-error-when-plotting-in-vs-code/36618)

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**Author:** [@zekeriya.sari](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/zekeriya.sari)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2021, 6:49pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/gks-error-when-plotting-in-vs-code/36618 "2021-05-21T18:49:00Z")

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The following GKS error is thrown when plotting in vscode. When I try the same plot in Juno or Linux bash terminal no error is thrown. I understand the problem is not directly related to julia-vscode extension but is cau…

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## [Julia no registries found](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-no-registries-found/61554)

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**Author:** [@Babou](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Babou)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2021, 3:54am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-no-registries-found/61554 "2021-05-21T03:54:55Z")

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So today I was trying to install a package and my julia was tking forever, over 10 miuntes so I exited. I am on a windows machine, I tried follwoing the advice on this trhead: Very slow "Updating registry at 'C:\\Users\\m…

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## [Can someone summarize state-of-the-art workflows for generating presentable finished documents?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/can-someone-summarize-state-of-the-art-workflows-for-generating-presentable-finished-documents/60045)

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**Author:** [@philip](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/philip)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 8:39pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/can-someone-summarize-state-of-the-art-workflows-for-generating-presentable-finished-documents/60045 "2021-05-19T20:39:58Z")

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Hello. I apologize if this question isn’t well-formed for the forums. I am wondering what the state of the art is for mixed plot/results-and-text documents intended for display as HTML (web) or PDF. In the old days, be…

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## [Failing to precompile external packages after upgrading to 1.6.0, but only when using an IDE](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/failing-to-precompile-external-packages-after-upgrading-to-1-6-0-but-only-when-using-an-ide/59638)

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**Author:** [@maxkapur](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/maxkapur)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 8:22pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/failing-to-precompile-external-packages-after-upgrading-to-1-6-0-but-only-when-using-an-ide/59638 "2021-05-19T20:22:16Z")

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I recently upgraded to Julia 1.6.0, and everything is working fine when calling Julia from the command line. However, when using Julia within an IDE–whether VSCode, Atom/Juno, or Jupyter Lab–I get an EXCEPTION\_ACCESS\_VIO…

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## [Modify right margin in Pluto notebook](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/modify-right-margin-in-pluto-notebook/61452)

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**Author:** [@disberd](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/disberd)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/modify-right-margin-in-pluto-notebook/61452 "2021-05-19T16:32:00Z")

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Hi, I wanted to modify the right margin of pluto notebook cells as if I increase the cell width like suggested in This other topic and then reduce the browser window size, the right margin makes my cell go out of the vi…

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## [Juno non-responsive after command is entered](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juno-non-responsive-after-command-is-entered/60167)

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**Author:** [@Joao\_Barata](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Joao_Barata)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 9:43am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juno-non-responsive-after-command-is-entered/60167 "2021-05-19T09:43:19Z")

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Hi, When I type 1+1 (or any other command) in the juno REPL, or run a command from the editor, the result is displayed and then Juno becomes non-responsive for about 3 seconds. Is anybody else getting this problem? Its …

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## [How to make Jupter Notebook display installation progress updates when adding packages?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-make-jupter-notebook-display-installation-progress-updates-when-adding-packages/61375)

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**Author:** [@Michael\_Barmann](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Michael_Barmann)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 9:07pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-make-jupter-notebook-display-installation-progress-updates-when-adding-packages/61375 "2021-05-18T21:07:56Z")

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I recently installed IJulia for Julia v1.6.1, and now when I add a package, e.g. Pkg.add("DataFrames"), I don’t get any updates on the installation progress; there’s no message or output whatsoever. When I add a package…

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## [Markdown cells in Pluto](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/markdown-cells-in-pluto/60948)

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**Author:** [@Iagoba\_Apellaniz](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Iagoba_Apellaniz)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 1:09am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/markdown-cells-in-pluto/60948 "2021-05-19T01:09:25Z")

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Hello! I think this could be a nice feature: be able to make some cells md cells. The idea is the following: Click to button next to the “fold” button Then the code is wrapped by md"""\<your code\>""", as with Ctrl-M. …

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## [What does "JuliaRegistrator had a problem deploying to stopwatch" mean?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-does-juliaregistrator-had-a-problem-deploying-to-stopwatch-mean/61383)

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**Author:** [@ctkelley](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ctkelley)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 11:07pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-does-juliaregistrator-had-a-problem-deploying-to-stopwatch-mean/61383 "2021-05-18T23:07:51Z")

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I just tried to register a new version of SIAMFANLEquations.jl and the registration failed with this message JuliaRegistrator had a problem deploying to stopwatch 14 minutes ago I have no idea how to respond to this. …

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## [Julia/IJulia Notebook Blogging](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-ijulia-notebook-blogging/61322)

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**Author:** [@scoopxyz](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/scoopxyz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 8:09pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-ijulia-notebook-blogging/61322 "2021-05-18T20:09:05Z")

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Hello all, I have a hopefully non-unique desire to blog about some technical topics using a Literate Programming style, but I haven’t quite found the right combination of tools to do so. The goal would be to write a “b…

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## [CI tests with GitHub Actions](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ci-tests-with-github-actions/61348)

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**Author:** [@shamazmazum](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/shamazmazum)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 9:44am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ci-tests-with-github-actions/61348 "2021-05-18T09:44:57Z")

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Hi. I have written a simple GitHub Actions workflow to run tests on my package: CorrelationFunctions.jl/test.yml at master · fatimp/CorrelationFunctions.jl · GitHub What should I do if I want to use a new version of a d…

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## [Autocompletion for existing latex symbols](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/autocompletion-for-existing-latex-symbols/60296)

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**Author:** [@tqml](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tqml)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 6:42am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/autocompletion-for-existing-latex-symbols/60296 "2021-05-18T06:42:59Z")

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Hello everyone, I’m not sure, if this is the right category and if the system already exists but I would find it amazing if the Auto-Complete would also consider the latex name of symbol. For example, in case you have a…

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## [Deleted Julia kernel from Jupyter Notebook, but now I can't get it back](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/deleted-julia-kernel-from-jupyter-notebook-but-now-i-cant-get-it-back/61329)

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**Author:** [@Michael\_Barmann](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Michael_Barmann)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/deleted-julia-kernel-from-jupyter-notebook-but-now-i-cant-get-it-back/61329 "2021-05-17T22:56:49Z")

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After downloading Julia 1.6.1, I figured I might as well remove the 1.5.3 and 1.6.0 kernels that I had installed on Jupyter Notebook, which I did using the instructions here: How to remove previous version from Jupyter? …

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## [Placing breakpoints dynamically in code and debugging with vs-code](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/placing-breakpoints-dynamically-in-code-and-debugging-with-vs-code/61270)

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**Author:** [@Jorge\_Pereira](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Jorge_Pereira)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2021, 10:37pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/placing-breakpoints-dynamically-in-code-and-debugging-with-vs-code/61270 "2021-05-17T22:37:48Z")

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I’m new to julia and i was wondering how to place a breakpoint dynamically through code, and debugging with the vs-code extension. For example, on Windows, with the Visual Studio IDE and C++, we can use something like \_\_…

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## [Package installation error (internally developed package)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/package-installation-error-internally-developed-package/61111)

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**Author:** [@Jake](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Jake)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2021, 1:54am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/package-installation-error-internally-developed-package/61111 "2021-05-14T01:54:28Z")

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I am developing a package in homedir()\\.julia\\dev\\Foo01 and trying to use it. When I try to use the package the system seems to recognize the package but will not install it with the following error: julia\> using Foo01…

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## [How to use macros to install and load a package?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-use-macros-to-install-and-load-a-package/61076)

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**Author:** [@feanor12](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/feanor12)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2021, 1:10pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-use-macros-to-install-and-load-a-package/61076 "2021-05-13T13:10:18Z")

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I was thinking of writing something like macro use(ex) quote Pkg.add(string($ex)) using $ex end end but I fear that’s not how to use it. How do I write a macro taking in a nonexisting module na…

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## [Pluto.run() to open a specific notebook](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pluto-run-to-open-a-specific-notebook/61071)

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**Author:** [@maajdl](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/maajdl)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2021, 11:55am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pluto-run-to-open-a-specific-notebook/61071 "2021-05-13T11:55:55Z")

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I could not find out how to open a specific notebook instead of just starting the server. Is that possible? Thanks Michel

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## [Animated plot](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/animated-plot/60729)

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**Author:** [@ZettEff](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ZettEff)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2021, 3:08pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/animated-plot/60729 "2021-05-10T15:08:33Z")

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I have two objects that I want to plot in an interactive graph. bar: is controlled via PlutoUI.Slider which can change the x position square: shall move around irrespective of the bar movement. For the below MVP the sq…

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## [\--bug-report=rr doesn't play nicely with hang & interrupt: how to create bug report?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/bug-report-rr-doesnt-play-nicely-with-hang-interrupt-how-to-create-bug-report/60718)

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**Author:** [@cdwhite](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/cdwhite)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 1:57pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/bug-report-rr-doesnt-play-nicely-with-hang-interrupt-how-to-create-bug-report/60718 "2021-05-07T13:57:10Z")

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I’m trying to construct and submit an rr bug report for semi-heisenbug (possibly in Julia itself). When I run julia my-script.jl (julia 1.6.1), I get one of a variety of errors, e.g. ... corrupted double-linked list o…

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## [Running Julia (Jupyter) Notebooks inside VSCode](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/running-julia-jupyter-notebooks-inside-vscode/47421)

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**Author:** [@stochastic\_guy](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/stochastic_guy)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2021, 6:47am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/running-julia-jupyter-notebooks-inside-vscode/47421 "2021-05-07T06:47:54Z")

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Rather than a question, this is a simple trick I found myself that might be useful for the whole community. I couldn’t find this information anywhere posted, hence sharing it here. It is actually possible to run a jup…

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## [How to make standard Julia package with input/options parameters in non compiled Julia files](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-make-standard-julia-package-with-input-options-parameters-in-non-compiled-julia-files/60549)

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**Author:** [@JosephPollacco](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/JosephPollacco)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2021, 11:37pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-make-standard-julia-package-with-input-options-parameters-in-non-compiled-julia-files/60549 "2021-05-06T23:37:55Z")

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I wrote a large scientific package SoilWater-ToolBox https://github.com/joseph-pollacco/SoilWaterToolbox and now it is time to compile the software into a Julia Package The question is that I have different options of …

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## [Remote development using VSCode tip](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/remote-development-using-vscode-tip/60522)

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**Author:** [@jmair](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jmair)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2021, 4:12pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/remote-development-using-vscode-tip/60522 "2021-05-06T16:12:46Z")

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I am currently using a HPC to work on my Julia code. I normally use VS Code and the remote development tools to SSH into the HPC, however, I have had some issues with the Julia intellisense when on a remote system. I ha…

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## [Julia bug using numpy](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-bug-using-numpy/60636)

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**Author:** [@At.Tahiri](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/At.Tahiri)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2021, 10:11am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-bug-using-numpy/60636 "2021-05-06T10:11:14Z")

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Hello, I want to report a bug in julia used with numpy argmax function. (The numpy.argmax() is a function that returns indices of the max element of the array in a particular axis.) In the example below np.argmax retu…

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## [What recommended tools to publish user manual in GitHub WiKi](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-recommended-tools-to-publish-user-manual-in-github-wiki/60504)

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**Author:** [@JosephPollacco](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/JosephPollacco)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2021, 9:00am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-recommended-tools-to-publish-user-manual-in-github-wiki/60504 "2021-05-05T09:00:29Z")

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I wrote a large scientific package SoilWater-ToolBox https://github.com/joseph-pollacco/SoilWaterToolbox and now it is time to write the user’s manual which we plan to publish in GitHub. I am looking for advice on the re…

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## [Filepath for the current (Julia) Jupyter notebook](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/filepath-for-the-current-julia-jupyter-notebook/60544)

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**Author:** [@maajdl](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/maajdl)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2021, 5:26am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/filepath-for-the-current-julia-jupyter-notebook/60544 "2021-05-05T05:26:37Z")

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Hello, I would like to get the filepath for the current (Julia) Jupyter notebook. Is there a way to get this information? Thanks Michel PS: My purpose is to write a SaveAsPluto function that would keep a Pluto note…

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## [Debugger.jl: feature suggestion: Couldn't we make @bp work in compiled mode?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/debugger-jl-feature-suggestion-couldnt-we-make-bp-work-in-compiled-mode/42327)

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**Author:** [@chunkulator](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/chunkulator)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/debugger-jl-feature-suggestion-couldnt-we-make-bp-work-in-compiled-mode/42327 "2021-05-03T16:35:43Z")

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In python it’s extremely easy to set a breakpoint. You just import pdb and then write pdb.set\_trace() in your code. Once you hit a breakpoint you can single set with n / s etc. Debugger.jl has the @bp macro to programma…

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## [Dynamically Create UI Elements](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/dynamically-create-ui-elements/60459)

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**Author:** [@MLackner](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/MLackner)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 12:11pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/dynamically-create-ui-elements/60459 "2021-05-03T12:11:27Z")

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Hi! I wonder if there’s a way to dynamically create UI elements like sliders. This would be helpful in the following use case: Assume you want to plot a polynomial and you want to let the user decide which degree N it …

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