# Complete noob and going nowhere :(

**URL:** https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/complete-noob-and-going-nowhere/23668
**Category:** Notebook
**Created:** [January 29, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/complete-noob-and-going-nowhere/23668 "2024-01-29T16:49:22Z")
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### Author: ![ChrizK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@ChrizK](https://discourse.jupyter.org/u/ChrizK)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2024, 4:49pm UTC](https://discourse.jupyter.org/t/complete-noob-and-going-nowhere/23668/1 "2024-01-29T16:49:22Z")

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Hi,  
Just installed Python for the first time (not quite true, tried on another machine with same result), and following a tutorial using Jupyter Notebooks.

It appears the server is running ok, although opening the browser does seem slow.

1. The ^New drop down does not show Python as an option, as does the tutorial
2. If I choose New \> Notebook, I am prompted to select a kernel, Python 3 (ipykernel) is shown. Selecting this, a new notebook opens, but the first line (do you call it a cell?) only shows two square brackets **[]**, it does not show **In []**, as absolutely all youtube videos seem to have, also the tutorial I am following.

Did my install miss something?

C:\WINDOWS\system32\>jupyter --version  
Selected Jupyter core packages…  
IPython : 8.20.0  
ipykernel : 6.29.0  
ipywidgets : not installed  
jupyter\_client : 8.6.0  
jupyter\_core : 5.7.1  
jupyter\_server : 2.12.5  
jupyterlab : 4.0.11  
nbclient : 0.9.0  
nbconvert : 7.14.2  
nbformat : 5.9.2  
notebook : 7.0.7  
qtconsole : not installed  
traitlets : 5.14.1

C:\WINDOWS\system32\>python --version  
Python 3.12.1

C:\WINDOWS\system32\>pip3 --version  
pip 23.3.2 from C:\Users\chrizk\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\pip (python 3.12)

[W 2024-01-29 15:23:48.499 ServerApp] A `_jupyter_server_extension_points` function was not found in notebook\_shim. Instead, a `_jupyter_server_extension_paths` function was found and will be used for now. This function name will be deprecated in future releases of Jupyter Server.  
[I 2024-01-29 15:23:48.501 ServerApp] jupyter\_lsp | extension was successfully linked.  
[I 2024-01-29 15:23:48.509 ServerApp] jupyter\_server\_terminals | extension was successfully linked.  
[I 2024-01-29 15:23:48.520 ServerApp] jupyterlab | extension was successfully linked.  
[I 2024-01-29 15:23:48.529 ServerApp] notebook | extension was successfully linked.  
[I 2024-01-29 15:23:49.371 ServerApp] notebook\_shim | extension was successfully linked.  
[I 2024-01-29 15:23:49.459 ServerApp] notebook\_shim | extension was successfully loaded.  
[I 2024-01-29 15:23:49.462 ServerApp] jupyter\_lsp | extension was successfully loaded.  
[I 2024-01-29 15:23:49.462 ServerApp] jupyter\_server\_terminals | extension was successfully loaded.  
[I 2024-01-29 15:23:49.469 LabApp] JupyterLab extension loaded from C:\Users\chrizk\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\jupyterlab  
[I 2024-01-29 15:23:49.469 LabApp] JupyterLab application directory is C:\Users\chrizk\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\share\jupyter\lab  
[I 2024-01-29 15:23:49.471 LabApp] Extension Manager is ‘pypi’.  
[I 2024-01-29 15:23:49.473 ServerApp] jupyterlab | extension was successfully loaded.  
[I 2024-01-29 15:23:49.482 ServerApp] notebook | extension was successfully loaded.  
[I 2024-01-29 15:23:49.485 ServerApp] Serving notebooks from local directory: C:\Users\chrizk\OneDrive - Virgin Media#Useful  
[I 2024-01-29 15:23:49.485 ServerApp] Jupyter Server 2.12.5 is running at:  
[I 2024-01-29 15:23:49.485 ServerApp] [http://localhost:8888/tree?token=adasdasasdddddddddd](http://localhost:8888/tree?token=adasdasasdddddddddd)  
[I 2024-01-29 15:23:49.486 ServerApp] [http://127.0.0.1:8888/tree?token=adasdasasdddddddddd](http://127.0.0.1:8888/tree?token=adasdasasdddddddddd)  
[I 2024-01-29 15:23:49.486 ServerApp] Use Control-C to stop this server and shut down all kernels (twice to skip confirmation).  
[C 2024-01-29 15:23:49.597 ServerApp]

```
To access the server, open this file in a browser:
    file:///C:/Users/chrizk/AppData/Roaming/jupyter/runtime/jpserver-12600-open.html
Or copy and paste one of these URLs:
    http://localhost:8888/tree?token=adasdasasdddddddddd
    http://127.0.0.1:8888/tree?token=adasdasasdddddddddd

```

[I 2024-01-29 15:23:49.871 ServerApp] Skipped non-installed server(s): bash-language-server, dockerfile-language-server-nodejs, javascript-typescript-langserver, jedi-language-server, julia-language-server, pyright, python-language-server, python-lsp-server, r-languageserver, sql-language-server, texlab, typescript-language-server, unified-language-server, vscode-css-languageserver-bin, vscode-html-languageserver-bin, vscode-json-languageserver-bin, yaml-language-server  
0.00s - Debugger warning: It seems that frozen modules are being used, which may  
0.00s - make the debugger miss breakpoints. Please pass -Xfrozen\_modules=off  
0.01s - to python to disable frozen modules.  
0.00s - Note: Debugging will proceed. Set PYDEVD\_DISABLE\_FILE\_VALIDATION=1 to disable this validation.  
[E 2024-01-29 15:24:16.100 ServerApp] Uncaught exception GET /api/contents?content=1&1706541855728 (127.0.0.1)  
HTTPServerRequest(protocol=‘http’, host=‘localhost:8888’, method=‘GET’, uri=‘/api/contents?content=1&1706541855728’, version=‘HTTP/1.1’, remote\_ip=‘127.0.0.1’)  
Traceback (most recent call last):  
File “C:\Users\chrizk\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python312\Lib\site-packages\tornado\web.py”, line 1790, in \_execute  
result = await result

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