Run Python from shortcode

[iot49]

Description

I wrote a python function list_dir that outputs html code for the contents of a local directory.

Presently I use it in .qmd documents as follows (list_dir.qmd contains the Python function declaration - tell me if you want me to post it):

{{< include ../list_dir.qmd >}}

```{python}
HTML(list_dir('labs'))
``` 

This works fine, but is a bit verbose. What's the best way to streamline this?

I tried writing a shortcode, but e.g.

pandoc.Str("```{python}\nprint('hello from python')\n```")

simply renders the unevaluated code in the output and I could not figure the correct pandoc function to use instead or if it even exists.

Presumably the python code could be re-written in lua (but I'm not familiar with that language).

[mcanouil]

Currently, that's the "best way".

You can find several discussions and proposals for a way to set a "initial" script loaded for all subsequent code cells.

[cderv]

simply renders the unevaluated code in the output and I could not figure the correct pandoc function to use instead or if it even exists.

You would need to run python from Lua which is not ideal. Possibly you could look at partials extension which is basically a templated include : https://github.com/gadenbuie/quarto-partials

This way you could do

{{< partial _list_dir.md dir="labs" >}}

but honestly I don't think this is easier than just sourcing your python function for the .qmd and then use in a cells as you are doing now. Not that verbose to me.

[iot49]

Thank you for the recommendations. I'll work with what I have already!

[cscheid]

This is a reminder that, in this repo, parroting LLM output is a violation of our code of conduct and we enforce it strictly.