# Strip noisy Jupyter output from notebooks before commit with nbstripout

> Keep notebook diffs reviewable by removing execution output and excess metadata before notebooks land in Git history.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/strip-noisy-jupyter-output-from-notebooks-before-commit-with` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/strip-noisy-jupyter-output-from-notebooks-before-commit-with`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/strip-noisy-jupyter-output-from-notebooks-before-commit-with/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/strip-noisy-jupyter-output-from-notebooks-before-commit-with

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# Strip noisy Jupyter output from notebooks before commit with nbstripout

Keep notebook diffs reviewable by removing execution output and excess metadata before notebooks land in Git history.

## Prerequisites

Python environment, nbstripout, Jupyter or IPython notebook files, and optional Git filter or pre-commit integration

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- pip install nbstripout==0.3.10
- pip install --upgrade nbstripout
- conda install -c conda-forge nbstripout

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- [![supported Python versions](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/nbstripout)](https://pypi.org/project/nbstripout)
- [![Python package formats](https://img.shields.io/pypi/format/nbstripout)](https://pypi.org/project/nbstripout)
- ## Python 3 only

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- package index [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/nbstripout/) as follows:
- distribution, install nbstripout via the [conda](https://docs.conda.io)
- package manager from [conda-forge](https://conda-forge.org):

- Source: https://github.com/kynan/nbstripout
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kynan/nbstripout/HEAD/README.md

## Documentation

- https://github.com/kynan/nbstripout

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/strip-noisy-jupyter-output-from-notebooks-before-commit-with-nbstripout/)