How to install nteract Data Explorer as an extension in JupyterLab?

Question

How can I use nteract Data Explorer in JupyterLab?

From this link, it seems like the dx can be installed in JupyterLab (image below), but I didn't find related docs:

Answer 1

At the time of this writing, the installation process is different for jupyterlab than Jupyter notebook. This is because it's a different fundamentally different extension, with source code here:

• Jupyter Notebook puts the explorer in the cell immediately below your code
• Jupyter Lab puts the explorer in a separate tab that can be opened by clicking the left menu pane.

To install it, run the following in your terminal:

jupyter labextension install @jupyterlab/dataregistry-extension

Further documentation about how to use the explorer is here, along with a sample binder deployment where you can try the explorer online.

Source: Thanks to Safia Abdalla in the nteract data-explorer slack channel for pointing me in the right direction.