colab-vscode-bridge 0.1.4

A utility package that fills functionality gaps in the Colab extension for VS Code. It provides helper functions for tasks not natively supported, including simplified Kaggle authentication, direct file uploads from Colab to Kaggle, and downloading small files from a Colab runtime to the local VS Code environment.

Colab-VsCode-Bridge

A Python package to complete functionalities missing from the VS Code Colab extension.

Overview

This package fills the gaps in VS Code's Colab extension by providing:

• Upload files from localhost to Colab kernel
• Download smaller files from Colab kernel to local PC
• Authenticate to Kaggle
• Upload from kernel to Kaggle datasets

Features

• Upload local files to Colab kernel while connected via VS Code
• Download files from Colab kernel to local machine
• Kaggle authentication integration
• Upload datasets from Colab to Kaggle
• Control dataset visibility (public/private)

Installation

pip install colab-vscode-bridge

Quick Start

from colab_vscode_bridge import upload_to_colab, ColabFileDownloader, authenticate_kaggle, upload_to_kaggle

# Upload local file to Colab
upload_to_colab(destination_folder='/content/data.csv')

# Download from Colab to local
ColabFileDownloader("data/my_plot.png")

# Authenticate Kaggle
authenticate_kaggle()

# Upload to Kaggle
upload_to_kaggle(
    file_path=file_path,
    dataset_slug="kaggle-dataset-slug",
    dataset_title="kaggle-dataset-title",
    public=False,
)

Requirements

• Python >= 3.8
• VS Code with Colab extension
• Active connection to Colab kernel in VS Code
• Kaggle API credentials (for Kaggle features)

Note

Use the legacy Kaggle API token, as the Colab runtime currently uses Kaggle CLI v1.7.

Usage

Read https://github.com/ranidz/Colab-VsCode-Bridge/blob/main/docs/useDetails.md

Roadmap

• Upload files from localhost to Colab kernel
• Download files from Colab kernel to local PC
• Kaggle authentication
• Upload from kernel to Kaggle
• Batch file operations
• HuggingFace integration
• Google Drive support
• Compression for large files

Contributing

This is an early-stage project. Bug reports and feature requests are welcome via GitHub issues.

License

MIT License

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Note : This is v0.1.1 - early release bridging VS Code Colab extension gaps.