Templates#
A template is a Jupyter notebook containing special cells that define the overall structure of the worksheet. Templates have header and footer cells, as well as student and group info cells.
Template Variables#
All template cells can be customized by using template variables. To define a template variable, enclose it in double curly braces.
A template with the variables assignment_number and due_date.#
When creating a worksheet, you can assign values to these variables.
Creating a worksheet from the template with the variables assignment_number and due_date.#
Template Cells#
Header Cells#
Header cells will always appear at the top of the generated worksheet.
Student / Group Info Cells#
This is a cell where students can put their student id or the team members when working on a group assignment.
Adding Your Own Cell Presets#
You can add your own template cell presets via the nbgrader config.
A template preset is a single Jupyter notebook containing. The name of the cell preset is the name of the Jupyter notebook that contains the preset.
Assume you have a directory called /home/e2x/my_template_presets/, containing one or more Jupyter notebooks.
To add this as new template presets, add the following in your nbgrader_config.py.
Make sure to add the absolute path.
# nbgrader_config.py
# ...
c = get_config()
# Add a path to the preset manager
c.PresetManager.extra_template_preset_path = "/home/e2x/my_template_presets/"