This looks great! Thanks a lot for your contribution! XQ
On Mon, Jun 23, 2025 at 12:42 PM chen canyu <ccyche...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Beam Devs, > I'm currently working on improving the usability and packaging experience > of the Beam JupyterLab Sidepanel extension. > Today, installing JupyterLab extensions typically requires calling jupyter > labextension install, which: > > - is deprecated in JupyterLab 4.x, > > > - adds friction for end users, > > > - and is not compatible with modern Python packaging practices. > > To address this, I opened a PR that adds support for pip-based > installation of the apache-beam-jupyterlab-side panel extension: > 🔗 PR: https://github.com/apache/beam/pull/35399 > With this change, users can simply run: > ```bash > pip install apache-beam-jupyterlab-sidepanel > ``` > …and the extension is immediately available in JupyterLab — no manual > labextension install step required. > This is implemented using pyproject.toml, hatchling, and > hatch-jupyter-builder, following the JupyterLab prebuilt extension standard. > The goal is to make the sidepanel more accessible to users (especially new > ones), reduce installation errors, and improve integration with CI/CD > systems. > If you have thoughts on this approach — naming, packaging standards, or > longer-term integration into Beam releases — I’d appreciate the feedback. > Thanks, > Canyu >
