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I wonder how others use the diff view for notebooks in VS Code. With the recent updates the diff view change when I use the Python extension (which includes the Jupyter extension).

So before I used to see the line base text diffs, which I still see if I turn off the Python extension:

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-toolsai.jupyter

When I turn the Python extension on, I see a one-to-one comparison where I do not see much if the notebooks are a bit more complicated (changing some details in a Markdown-Cell): enter image description here

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  • Is there a way to get to the line-based first diff view using some command(s) other than turning the extension off?

I am on Windows and I tried to turn off several settings in the extension(s), without seeing any difference: enter image description here

I also remember there being a "do not show automatically in notebook editor" setting, but I cannot see it right now! I have to manuelly start the notebook viewer in the File-Tab (first) as I want though, so it is "off".

Any ideas what I am missing or do you think this is a bug?

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  • an older issue regarding the Python extension on this issue Commented Apr 22, 2021 at 20:52
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    -You could try the method in this link to test this process in "Visual Studio Code Insiders": Git diff for ipynb files is being replaced by the notebook editor Commented Apr 23, 2021 at 8:13
  • Thanks a lot @JillCheng. In Visual Studio Code Insiders the richer diff (using nbdime ?) is working! And the setting referenced activates the line based diff view! Commented Apr 26, 2021 at 9:46
  • Do you know by chance if commits of single cells is a planned future feature? Commented Apr 26, 2021 at 9:48
  • -You could follow the Github link in my comments or you could create a new GitHub submission. Commented Apr 27, 2021 at 1:09

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You could try the method in this link to test this process in "Visual Studio Code Insiders": Git diff for ipynb files is being replaced by the notebook editor

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Following Jill Cheng's comment, I know see the "rich" diff on default (and can turn it off using the settings snippet referenced:

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Uncommenting these settings will give me the line-based diff, if I need to stage only parts of the notebook.

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