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# Importing a Notebook

Bring your Python script to the Notebook framework to carry forward your Data Science experiment.

The users can seamlessly upload Notebooks created using other tools and saved in their systems.

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*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark> The downloaded Notebooks in the **.ipynb** file format only are supported by the **Upload Notebook** option.*
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{% hint style="success" %}
*Check out the given illustration on how to import a Notebook.*
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Importing a Notebook
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* Navigate to the ***Project*** list page.
* Select an activated project.
* Click the project.

<figure><img src="https://2587201349-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FBLGYLEkBUnc8nVEBAuEI%2Fuploads%2FMmgUWgLAGeoxf2Ktn5mC%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=ee0457e6-6b10-4dc8-9aa2-22a46ed8e193" alt=""><figcaption><p><em><strong>Selecting an activated Project</strong></em></p></figcaption></figure>

* The user gets redirected to the next page displaying all the related tabs.
* The ***Notebook*** tab opens by default.
* Click the ***Import*** option from the Notebook tab.

<figure><img src="https://2587201349-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FBLGYLEkBUnc8nVEBAuEI%2Fuploads%2FV2bGl6656htM25fTDJWI%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=66379693-c033-4720-8561-d175339f304d" alt=""><figcaption><p>Import option to Import a Notebook</p></figcaption></figure>

* The ***Import Notebook*** page opens.
* Provide the following information.
  * Notebook Name
  * Description (optional)
* Click the Choose File option.

<figure><img src="https://2587201349-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FBLGYLEkBUnc8nVEBAuEI%2Fuploads%2FOcQ6nrh0k5mnY8Oki1ED%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=e4b37adf-3c6c-46e5-b770-6cb67f8437b8" alt=""><figcaption><p><em><strong>Import Notebook Page</strong></em></p></figcaption></figure>

* Select the IPYNB file from the system and upload it.

<figure><img src="https://2587201349-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FBLGYLEkBUnc8nVEBAuEI%2Fuploads%2Fqb5d9wPs4s1D9UNQSlh0%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=a72bba87-26ff-4583-a842-f5740f853287" alt=""><figcaption><p><em><strong>Uploading an IPYNB file from the system</strong></em></p></figcaption></figure>

* The selected file appears next to the ***Choose File*** option.
* Click the ***Save*** option.

<figure><img src="https://2587201349-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FBLGYLEkBUnc8nVEBAuEI%2Fuploads%2FhpzMTdIl3MLNMfhedt4s%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=b97488f5-45bf-45ef-92d2-71ceebd99c14" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

* The Notebook infrastructure opens with the given name for the recently uploaded Notebook file. It may take a few seconds to save the uploaded Notebook and start Kernel for the same.

<figure><img src="https://2587201349-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FBLGYLEkBUnc8nVEBAuEI%2Fuploads%2FgEW5wAbcjt2SzZXJtDXy%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=1474f1a8-0ac2-47b9-8809-670201afd660" alt=""><figcaption><p> <em><strong>Notebook Page for the recently uploaded Notebook</strong></em></p></figcaption></figure>

* The following consecutive notification messages will appear to ensure the user that the Notebook is saved, uploaded, and started.
* The same is mentioned by the status updates on the Notebook header (as highlighted in the given image).
* The uploaded Notebook gets listed on the left side of the page.

<figure><img src="https://2587201349-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FBLGYLEkBUnc8nVEBAuEI%2Fuploads%2FXc1I2A6x4ZKrH9Sd47p7%2Fimage.png?alt=media&amp;token=72ef1d31-cd61-4aaf-ab30-6e68a6339a9f" alt=""><figcaption><p><em><strong>Notebook gets imported under the selected DSL Project</strong></em> </p></figcaption></figure>

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*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark>*&#x20;

* *If the user tries to Upload a File with some other extension (other than .ipynb), then the below-given error message appears.*&#x20;
* *Refer to the* [***Data Science Lab Quick Start Flow*** ](https://docs.bdb.ai/data-science-lab-3/data-science-lab-quick-start-flow)*page to get an overview of the **Data Science Lab** module in a nutshell.*&#x20;
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