qtconsole possibly removing `qtconsole` from jupyter metapackage

Hey qtconsole users, I wanted to start a conversation about the possibility of removing qtconsole from the base jupyter metapackage.

I've opened a thread with a poll on the Jupyter Discourse and you can also chime in on the Jupyter metapackage issue

This would affect you if you don't currently install qtconsole directly, and rely on it being installed when you install jupyter, so I'd like to get a sense of how many people would be affected by such a change, and what your thoughts around that are.

Dec 13 '23 00:12 ivanov

As the maintainer of this package, I agree with this decision. Not only this would remove a heavy dependency on the jupyter metapackage, but I think regular users mostly want to use notebooks when they install Jupyter, not other clients that use the Jupyter execution architecture.

Dec 14 '23 15:12 ccordoba12

I also agree - I think at this point the web console in JupyterLab serves this need for most purposes, and the value of simplifying/making lighter our base installation seems like the right tradeoff today.

I strongly support this idea.

Dec 19 '23 17:12 fperez

Circling back to close this. jupyter 1.1.1, released in August 2024, removed qtconsole from its dependencies, though qtconsole continues to be available for users needing it, they now need to install it explicitly. Thanks everyone!

Mar 19 '25 20:03 ivanov