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258 | ?foo.*abc* : List names in 'foo' containing 'abc' in them. |
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258 | ?foo.*abc* : List names in 'foo' containing 'abc' in them. | |
259 | %magic : Information about IPython's 'magic' % functions. |
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259 | %magic : Information about IPython's 'magic' % functions. | |
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Magic functions are prefixed by %, and typically take their arguments |
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261 | Magic functions are prefixed by % or %%, and typically take their arguments | |
262 | parentheses, quotes or even commas for convenience. |
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262 | without parentheses, quotes or even commas for convenience. Line magics take a | |
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263 | single % and cell magics are prefixed with two %%. | |||
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264 | Example magic function calls: |
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265 | Example magic function calls: | |
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268 | alist = %alias : Get list of aliases to 'alist' |
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269 | alist = %alias : Get list of aliases to 'alist' | |
269 | cd /usr/share : Obvious. cd -<tab> to choose from visited dirs. |
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270 | cd /usr/share : Obvious. cd -<tab> to choose from visited dirs. | |
270 | %cd?? : See help AND source for magic %cd |
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271 | %cd?? : See help AND source for magic %cd | |
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272 | %timeit x=10 : time the 'x=10' statement with high precision. | |||
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273 | %%timeit x=2**100 | |||
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274 | x**100 : time 'x*100' with a setup of 'x=2**100'; setup code is not | |||
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275 | counted. This is an example of a cell magic. | |||
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272 | System commands: |
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277 | System commands: | |
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