google-colab-cli
An official Colab CLI tool from Google that supports commands such as new, exec, ssh, usage, and log, and is used to create and manage Colab instances. It requires Python 3.12 or later.
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Google's official CLI tool is google-colab-cli, launched in 2026, currently at version 0.7.4, requiring Python 3.12+, with the command being colab after installation
The google- prefix in the Colab CLI name is the only marker distinguishing the official tool from the third-party colab-cli; the official tool's command is colab rather than colab-cli
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Google's official CLI tool is google-colab-cli, launched in 2026, currently at version 0.7.4, requiring Python 3.12+, with the command being colab after installation
50%UnverifiedThe google- prefix in the Colab CLI name is the only marker distinguishing the official tool from the third-party colab-cli; the official tool's command is colab rather than colab-cli
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