Python Un-Notebook

An output-focused Python editor for plain .py files.

What is pdit?

Built for plain scripts. Run regular .py files statement by statement and see output inline beside the code that produced it. Keep notebook-style iteration without cells, notebook files, or conversion steps.

pdit editor showing inline output, plots, and tables

Why Un-Notebook?

Expressions, not cells - Top-level expressions render by default, so intermediate values stay visible
Just Python files - Use standard tooling, version control, and editor workflows on plain .py scripts
Output beside source - Tables, plots, Markdown, and rich displays stay anchored to the lines that produced them

Quick Start

pip install "pdit[demo]"
pdit --demo

With uv:

uvx --with "pdit[demo]" pdit --demo

Workflow Features

File watching - Changes to the file on disk automatically reload in the editor
Auto-run - Execute code automatically when the file changes
Suppress output - End a statement with ; to hide inline output when needed
Agent workflows - Keep pdit open while Claude Code, Cursor, or similar tools edit your script

Rich Output

Matplotlib - Inline plot rendering
DataFrames - Sortable, searchable tables
Markdown - Format text output with Markdown
IPython display - Rich outputs via IPython.display