diff --git a/IPython/lib/tests/test_lexers.py b/IPython/lib/tests/test_lexers.py
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+"""Test lexers module"""
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#  Copyright (C) 2014 The IPython Development Team
+#
+#  Distributed under the terms of the BSD License.  The full license is in
+#  the file COPYING, distributed as part of this software.
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Imports
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+from pygments.token import Token
+
+from jupyter_nbconvert.tests.base import TestsBase
+from .. import lexers
+
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Classes and functions
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+class TestLexers(TestsBase):
+    """Collection of lexers tests"""
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.lexer = lexers.IPythonLexer()
+
+    def testIPythonLexer(self):
+        fragment = '!echo $HOME\n'
+        tokens = [
+            (Token.Operator, '!'),
+            (Token.Name.Builtin, 'echo'),
+            (Token.Text, ' '),
+            (Token.Name.Variable, '$HOME'),
+            (Token.Text, '\n'),
+        ]
+        self.assertEqual(tokens, list(self.lexer.get_tokens(fragment)))
+
+        fragment_2 = '!' + fragment
+        tokens_2 = [
+            (Token.Operator, '!!'),
+        ] + tokens[1:]
+        self.assertEqual(tokens_2, list(self.lexer.get_tokens(fragment_2)))
+
+        fragment_2 = '\t %%!\n' + fragment[1:]
+        tokens_2 = [
+            (Token.Text, '\t '),
+            (Token.Operator, '%%!'),
+            (Token.Text, '\n'),
+        ] + tokens[1:]
+        self.assertEqual(tokens_2, list(self.lexer.get_tokens(fragment_2)))
+
+        fragment_2 = 'x = ' + fragment
+        tokens_2 = [
+            (Token.Name, 'x'),
+            (Token.Text, ' '),
+            (Token.Operator, '='),
+            (Token.Text, ' '),
+        ] + tokens
+        self.assertEqual(tokens_2, list(self.lexer.get_tokens(fragment_2)))
+
+        fragment_2 = 'x, = ' + fragment
+        tokens_2 = [
+            (Token.Name, 'x'),
+            (Token.Punctuation, ','),
+            (Token.Text, ' '),
+            (Token.Operator, '='),
+            (Token.Text, ' '),
+        ] + tokens
+        self.assertEqual(tokens_2, list(self.lexer.get_tokens(fragment_2)))
+
+        fragment_2 = 'x, = %sx ' + fragment[1:]
+        tokens_2 = [
+            (Token.Name, 'x'),
+            (Token.Punctuation, ','),
+            (Token.Text, ' '),
+            (Token.Operator, '='),
+            (Token.Text, ' '),
+            (Token.Operator, '%'),
+            (Token.Keyword, 'sx'),
+            (Token.Text, ' '),
+        ] + tokens[1:]
+        self.assertEqual(tokens_2, list(self.lexer.get_tokens(fragment_2)))
+
+        fragment_2 = 'f = %R function () {}\n'
+        tokens_2 = [
+            (Token.Name, 'f'),
+            (Token.Text, ' '),
+            (Token.Operator, '='),
+            (Token.Text, ' '),
+            (Token.Operator, '%'),
+            (Token.Keyword, 'R'),
+            (Token.Text, ' function () {}\n'),
+        ]
+        self.assertEqual(tokens_2, list(self.lexer.get_tokens(fragment_2)))
+
+        fragment_2 = '\t%%xyz\n$foo\n'
+        tokens_2 = [
+            (Token.Text, '\t'),
+            (Token.Operator, '%%'),
+            (Token.Keyword, 'xyz'),
+            (Token.Text, '\n$foo\n'),
+        ]
+        self.assertEqual(tokens_2, list(self.lexer.get_tokens(fragment_2)))
+
+        fragment_2 = '%system?\n'
+        tokens_2 = [
+            (Token.Operator, '%'),
+            (Token.Keyword, 'system'),
+            (Token.Operator, '?'),
+            (Token.Text, '\n'),
+        ]
+        self.assertEqual(tokens_2, list(self.lexer.get_tokens(fragment_2)))
+
+        fragment_2 = 'x != y\n'
+        tokens_2 = [
+            (Token.Name, 'x'),
+            (Token.Text, ' '),
+            (Token.Operator, '!='),
+            (Token.Text, ' '),
+            (Token.Name, 'y'),
+            (Token.Text, '\n'),
+        ]
+        self.assertEqual(tokens_2, list(self.lexer.get_tokens(fragment_2)))
+
+        fragment_2 = ' ?math.sin\n'
+        tokens_2 = [
+            (Token.Text, ' '),
+            (Token.Operator, '?'),
+            (Token.Text, 'math.sin'),
+            (Token.Text, '\n'),
+        ]
+        self.assertEqual(tokens_2, list(self.lexer.get_tokens(fragment_2)))