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Change default browser for Jupyter Notebooks in Mac OS X
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Change the Default Browser for Jupyter Notebooks in OS X

Step 1. Create an editable config file for Jupyter notebooks.

To do this, open Terminal and type:

jupyter notebook --generate-config

This generates the file:

~/.jupyter/jupyter_notebook_config.py

Step 2. Open and edit the new config file.

a. Find the block for # import webbrowser. b. Remove the hash mark for the next line c.NotebookApp.browser = '' c. Update the line by supplying the open command and correct path for your desired browser.

For Firefox:

# import webbrowser
c.NotebookApp.browser = u'open -a /Applications/Firefox.app %s'

For Google Chrome:

# import webbrowser
c.NotebookApp.browser = u'open -a /Applications/Google\ Chrome.app %s'

Save the new file. Reopen jupyter notebooks.

References

Launch Jupyter Notebook in Safari from Anaconda Navigator? Stackoverflow.com

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Jibril14 commented Sep 17, 2020 •
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In the updated version of jupyter notebook, the preferred/default brouser on your PC is automatically used to load your note.

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