diff --git a/docs/_scripts/notebook_convert.py b/docs/_scripts/notebook_convert.py
index 07655bc78..842daa9c8 100644
--- a/docs/_scripts/notebook_convert.py
+++ b/docs/_scripts/notebook_convert.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import argparse
+import ast
+import glob
 import os
 import re
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -7,7 +9,22 @@ from typing import Literal, Optional
 import nbformat
 from nbconvert.exporters import MarkdownExporter
 from nbconvert.preprocessors import Preprocessor
-import glob
+
+
+def _uses_input(source: str) -> bool:
+    """Parse the source code to determine if it uses the input() function."""
+    try:
+        tree = ast.parse(source)
+    except SyntaxError:
+        # If there's a syntax error, assume input() might be present to be safe.
+        return False
+
+    for node in ast.walk(tree):
+        if isinstance(node, ast.Call):
+            # Check if the function called is named 'input'
+            if isinstance(node.func, ast.Name) and node.func.id == "input":
+                return True
+    return False
 
 
 class EscapePreprocessor(Preprocessor):
@@ -87,9 +104,11 @@ class EscapePreprocessor(Preprocessor):
 
         elif cell.cell_type == "code":
             # Determine if the cell has bash or cell magic
-            if cell.source.startswith("%") or cell.source.startswith("!"):
-                # update metadata to denote that it's not a python cell
-                cell.metadata["language_info"] = {"name": "unknown"}
+            source = cell.source
+            is_exec = not (
+                source.startswith("%") or source.startswith("!") or _uses_input(source)
+            )
+            cell.metadata["exec"] = is_exec
 
             # Remove noqa comments
             cell.source = re.sub(r"#\s*noqa.*$", "", cell.source, flags=re.MULTILINE)
diff --git a/docs/_scripts/notebook_convert_templates/md_executable/index.md.j2 b/docs/_scripts/notebook_convert_templates/md_executable/index.md.j2
index 736e678e0..1d081f3e7 100644
--- a/docs/_scripts/notebook_convert_templates/md_executable/index.md.j2
+++ b/docs/_scripts/notebook_convert_templates/md_executable/index.md.j2
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 {%- if 'magics_language' in cell.metadata  -%}
     {{ cell.metadata.magics_language}}
 {%- elif 'name' in nb.metadata.get('language_info', {}) -%}
-    {{ nb.metadata.language_info.name }} exec="on" source="above" session="1" result="ansi"
+    {{ nb.metadata.language_info.name }}{% if cell.metadata.exec|default(false) %} exec="on" source="above" session="1" result="ansi"{% endif %}
 {%- endif %}
 {{ cell.source}}
 ```
diff --git a/docs/tests/unit_tests/test_notebook_conversion.py b/docs/tests/unit_tests/test_notebook_conversion.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..554cb38e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/tests/unit_tests/test_notebook_conversion.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import nbformat
+
+from _scripts.notebook_convert import md_executable
+
+
+EXPECTED_OUTPUT = """\
+```python exec="on" source="above" session="1" result="ansi"
+print("Hello, world!")
+```
+"""
+
+
+def test_convert_normal_code_block() -> None:
+    notebook = nbformat.v4.new_notebook()
+    notebook.metadata.language_info = {"name": "python", "version": "3.11"}
+    notebook.cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_code_cell('print("Hello, world!")'))
+    markdown, _ = md_executable.from_notebook_node(notebook)
+    assert markdown == EXPECTED_OUTPUT
+
+
+# We treat cell magic as a non-executable code block.
+CELL_MAGIC_INPUT = """\
+%%capture
+print("Hello, world!")\
+"""
+
+CELL_MAGIC_OUTPUT = """\
+```python
+%%capture
+print("Hello, world!")
+```
+"""
+
+
+def test_convert_cell_magic() -> None:
+    notebook = nbformat.v4.new_notebook()
+    notebook.metadata.language_info = {"name": "python", "version": "3.11"}
+    notebook.cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_code_cell(CELL_MAGIC_INPUT))
+    markdown, _ = md_executable.from_notebook_node(notebook)
+    assert markdown == CELL_MAGIC_OUTPUT
+
+
+STDIN_INPUT = """\
+input("Enter your name: ")\
+"""
+
+STDIN_OUTPUT = """\
+```python
+input("Enter your name: ")
+```
+"""
+
+
+def test_convert_input_cell() -> None:
+    notebook = nbformat.v4.new_notebook()
+    notebook.metadata.language_info = {"name": "python", "version": "3.11"}
+    notebook.cells.append(nbformat.v4.new_code_cell(STDIN_INPUT))
+    markdown, _ = md_executable.from_notebook_node(notebook)
+    assert markdown == STDIN_OUTPUT