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# Module: `nbconvert.nbconvertapp`

NBConvert is a utility for conversion of .ipynb files.

Command-line interface for the NbConvert conversion utility.

## 2 Classes

class `IPython.nbconvert.nbconvertapp.``DottedOrNone`(default_value=<IPython.utils.traitlets.NoDefaultSpecified object at 0x9a487430>, **metadata)

  Bases: `IPython.utils.traitlets.DottedObjectName`

  A string holding a valid dotted object name in Python, such as A.b3._c Also allows for None type.

class `IPython.nbconvert.nbconvertapp.``NbConvertApp`(**kwargs)

  Bases: `IPython.core.application.BaseIPythonApplication`

  Application used to convert from notebook file type (`*.ipynb`)

  `convert_notebooks`()

    Convert the notebooks in the self.notebook traitlet

  `init_notebooks`()

    Construct the list of notebooks. If notebooks are passed on the command-line, they override notebooks specified in config files. Glob each notebook to replace notebook patterns with filenames.

  `init_postprocessor`()

    Initialize the postprocessor (which is stateless)

  `init_syspath`()

    Add the cwd to the sys.path ($PYTHONPATH)

  `init_writer`()

    Initialize the writer (which is stateless)

  `start`()

    Ran after initialization completed

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