ipython notebook anchor link to refer a cell directly from outside

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I am writing documentation for a notebook-based framework. When referring to important cells in a demo-notebook, can I point to a particular cell by using some sort of anchor?

For example if I have the demo-notebook at 127.0.0.1/mydemo, is it possible to refer to the input cell In[10] by some anchor tag like 127.0.0.1/mydemo#In10

Possible duplicate of [How to reference a IPython notebook cell in markdown?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28080066/how-to-reference-a-ipython-notebook-cell-in-markdown) — Ciro Santilli OurBigBook.com, Nov 20 '17 at 17:07

digbyterrell · Answer 1 · 2015-07-14T20:30:48.880

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Creating internal links within Markdown works quite well in practice for me. For example, you can make a table of contents by making a list in a markdown cell at the top of the page.

*[jump to code cell 2](#cell2)
*[jump to code cell 3](#cell3)
*[jump to code cell 4](#cell4)

Then you just insert a markdown cell right above the code cell you want to link to (say code cell 2). Just add one line of code:

<a id="cell2"></a>

See this tutorial for more explanation: http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/rasbt/python_reference/blob/master/tutorials/table_of_contents_ipython.ipynb

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answered Jan 12 '15 at 01:12

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Thanks! I will try this. Note that I am looking the links to work from outside html pages, not within the same notebook. – nom-mon-ir Jun 30 '15 at 17:03
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It will still work... ` – digbyterrell Jul 14 '15 at 20:30
I love the table of contents idea! – bballdave025 Mar 16 '23 at 17:47

score 7 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:16

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I like to use headers to organize my notebooks, such as

#My title

in a markdown cell. In another location, I can then refer to this cell using

[Link to my title](#My-title)

in markdown (looks like you should replace spaces with hyphens).

I got this from a more complete answer here.

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answered Jun 30 '15 at 16:57

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score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered May 19 '13 at 08:11

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Not on stable, and only on Header(1-6) cell on master. Just click on the header cell and it will put the right anchor in the url bar, wich is usually #header_title_sanitized Using the prompt number is not a good idea as it might change. It will be supported on nbviewer as well, we are working on it.

answered May 19 '13 at 08:11

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IPython 1.0 is "due" mid July, feature is already on master for adventurous. No ETA for nbviewer, probably around the same time. – Matt May 20 '13 at 06:46

ipython notebook anchor link to refer a cell directly from outside

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