jupyterlab_file_browser_sorting_extension

[!TIP] This extension is part of the stellars_jupyterlab_extensions metapackage. Install all Stellars extensions at once: pip install stellars_jupyterlab_extensions

JupyterLab extension that implements LC_COLLATE=C (ASCIIbetical) sorting for the file browser.

Features

• LC_COLLATE=C sorting - Standard Unix sorting order used by ls with C locale
• Dot files first - Hidden files (starting with .) appear before other files
• Uppercase before lowercase - Capital letters (A-Z) sort before lowercase (a-z)
• ASCII order - Characters sorted by their ASCII code values
• Toggle via context menu - Right-click in the file browser to enable/disable

Usage

Right-click anywhere in the file browser content area and select "Use Unix-Style Sorting (LC_COLLATE=C)" to toggle the sorting mode. The setting is persisted across sessions.

When enabled, the extension sorts files using the standard Unix C locale collation sequence:

. (dot) -> 0-9 -> A-Z -> _ (underscore) -> a-z

Example sort order:

.hidden
.profile
123file
ABC
Makefile
README
_config
abc
readme
zebra

This matches the behavior of LC_COLLATE=C ls on Unix systems.

Requirements

• JupyterLab >= 4.0.0

Installation

pip install jupyterlab_file_browser_sorting_extension

Uninstall

pip uninstall jupyterlab_file_browser_sorting_extension