Fix handling of lines like '%%foo?' in cell magic logic.

IPython/core/inputsplitter.py

@@ -60,7 +60,6 b' Authors'
 #  Distributed under the terms of the BSD License.  The full license is in
 #  the file COPYING, distributed as part of this software.
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-from __future__ import print_function
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports
@@ -598,7 +597,6 b' def _make_help_call(target, esc, lspace, next_input=None):'
                 else 'psearch' if '*' in target \
                 else 'pinfo'
     arg = " ".join([method, target])
-    
     if next_input is None:
         return '%sget_ipython().magic(%r)' % (lspace, arg)
     else:
@@ -608,7 +606,7 b' def _make_help_call(target, esc, lspace, next_input=None):'
 
 _initial_space_re = re.compile(r'\s*')
 
-_help_end_re = re.compile(r"""(%?
+_help_end_re = re.compile(r"""(%{0,2}
                               [a-zA-Z_*][\w*]*        # Variable name
                               (\.[a-zA-Z_*][\w*]*)*   # .etc.etc
                               )
@@ -841,7 +839,8 b' class IPythonInputSplitter(InputSplitter):'
 
         # If the entire input block is a cell magic, return after handling it
         # as the rest of the transformation logic should be skipped.
-        if lines.startswith('%%'):
+        if lines.startswith('%%') and not \
+          (len(lines.splitlines()) == 1 and lines.endswith('?')):
             return self._handle_cell_magic(lines)
 
         # In line mode, a cell magic can arrive in separate pieces

IPython/core/tests/test_inputsplitter.py

@@ -455,7 +455,8 b' syntax = \\'
          (u'?x1', "get_ipython().magic({u}'pinfo x1')"),
          (u'??x2', "get_ipython().magic({u}'pinfo2 x2')"),
          (u'?a.*s', "get_ipython().magic({u}'psearch a.*s')"),
-         (u'?%hist', "get_ipython().magic({u}'pinfo %hist')"),
+         (u'?%hist1', "get_ipython().magic({u}'pinfo %hist1')"),
+         (u'?%%hist2', "get_ipython().magic({u}'pinfo %%hist2')"),
          (u'?abc = qwe', "get_ipython().magic({u}'pinfo abc')"),
          ]],
 
@@ -463,7 +464,10 b' syntax = \\'
       [(i,py3compat.u_format(o)) for i,o in \
       [ (u'x3?', "get_ipython().magic({u}'pinfo x3')"),
         (u'x4??', "get_ipython().magic({u}'pinfo2 x4')"),
-        (u'%hist?', "get_ipython().magic({u}'pinfo %hist')"),
+        (u'%hist1?', "get_ipython().magic({u}'pinfo %hist1')"),
+        (u'%hist2??', "get_ipython().magic({u}'pinfo2 %hist2')"),
+        (u'%%hist3?', "get_ipython().magic({u}'pinfo %%hist3')"),
+        (u'%%hist4??', "get_ipython().magic({u}'pinfo2 %%hist4')"),
         (u'f*?', "get_ipython().magic({u}'psearch f*')"),
         (u'ax.*aspe*?', "get_ipython().magic({u}'psearch ax.*aspe*')"),
         (u'a = abc?', "get_ipython().set_next_input({u}'a = abc');"