jupyter-book
Create computational narratives that are reusable, reproducible, and interactive.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. Jupyter Book is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries no known vulnerabilities, and solves a real problem for anyone building technical books or reproducible narratives from notebooks and Markdown. The permissive BSD license poses no barrier. Install it if you need to publish computational content as a polished book or document.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.9 or later; nodeenv dependency may require Node.js tooling to be available on your system.
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution.
- Actively maintained with a recent release; depends on standard Jupyter infrastructure (ipykernel, jupyter-core, jupyter-server) plus platformdirs and nodeenv.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — BSD License (permissive) means you can use, modify, and distribute this package with minimal restrictions, provided you include the license notice.
last release 2026-07-05 (40 days)
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 342,550 downloads/mo, #7,396 on PyPI
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pip install jupyter-book
jupyter-book build ./my-book- Whether nodeenv is a runtime or build-time dependency and what Node.js version it requires
- Whether the PDF output requires additional system dependencies (e.g., LaTeX, Chromium)
- Performance characteristics when building large books with many code cells
What it is and what it does
Jupyter Book is a tool for building publication-quality books and documents from computational material—Markdown files and Jupyter notebooks mixed together. It lets you write content in either format, embed executable code cells, add rich syntax like citations and cross-references, then build the whole thing into a web-based interactive book and a PDF, all from a single command.
The package sits on top of standard Jupyter infrastructure (ipykernel, jupyter-core, jupyter-server) and handles the orchestration of running code, caching outputs, and converting the result to multiple formats. It's designed for technical documentation, educational materials, and research narratives where you want the source to be both readable and executable.
Use it for
- Build a textbook or course material where students can read and run code examples interactively in the browser.
- Publish research findings as a narrative document with embedded analysis code and figures that regenerate on rebuild.
- Create technical documentation that mixes prose, code samples, and live outputs in a single cohesive book.
- Generate a PDF report from a collection of Jupyter notebooks with consistent styling and cross-references.
- Maintain a reproducible project narrative where the book source is version-controlled alongside the code it documents.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
Jupyter Book is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries no known vulnerabilities, and solves a real problem for anyone building technical books or reproducible narratives from notebooks and Markdown. The permissive BSD license poses no barrier. Install it if you need to publish computational content as a polished book or document.
Install
jupyter-book on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution. Actively maintained with a recent release; depends on standard Jupyter infrastructure (ipykernel, jupyter-core, jupyter-server) plus platformdirs and nodeenv.
Requires Python 3.9 or later; nodeenv dependency may require Node.js tooling to be available on your system.
License in practice
BSD License (permissive) means you can use, modify, and distribute this package with minimal restrictions, provided you include the license notice.
Quickstart
pip install jupyter-book
jupyter-book build ./my-bookVerify before relying
- Whether nodeenv is a runtime or build-time dependency and what Node.js version it requires
- Whether the PDF output requires additional system dependencies (e.g., LaTeX, Chromium)
- Performance characteristics when building large books with many code cells
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.9 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 5 packagesipykerneljupyter-corejupyter-serverplatformdirsnodeenv |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 40 days since the last release |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 342,550 / month, #7,396 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 3 - AlphaLicense :: OSI Approved :: BSD LicenseProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: OnlyProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPythonTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python ModulesTopic :: Text Processing :: Markup |
Evidence: jupyter_book-2.1.6-py3-none-any.whl
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