Jupyter notebook issues - automatically copy the constellation_client.py file Jupyter Notebook directorywhen starting the REST server.

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Prerequisites

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  • Running the latest version of Constellation

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Description

I have been trying to get a Juypter notebook up and running as I saw this is a powerful way of importing data to a graph using python. It has taken a bit to get it working. The first thing I had to do was to update my PATH variable to include the location of python. Following this I had to copy the constellation_client.py to the same location that my notebook was. Once I did this everything worked.

We should copy the constellation_client.py file to the Jupyter Notebook directory (if specified), when starting the REST server. That should make things easier for users, and ensure they've got the current version of the file.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Try running the notebook without the constellation_client.py at the same location as the notebook > this does not work
2. Copy the client to the location > now the notebook works

Expected behaviour: If I don't need to do this the help should tell me what is preferred

Actual behaviour: Extra steps required, which while they were simple, these are not in the current help and it is a bit confusing.

Reproduces how often: 100%