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<tr><td  style="background-color:lightBlue;"  colspan="2"; ><b>IPython -- An enhanced Interactive Python - Quick Reference Card</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td   style="border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;"> obj?, obj?? </td><td   style="border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;"> Get help, or more help for object (also works as</tr>
<tr><td   style="border-top: 1px solid transparent;">   </td><td   style="border-top: 1px solid transparent;"> ?obj, ??obj).</tr>
<tr><td>?foo.*abc*</td><td> List names in 'foo' containing 'abc' in them.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%magic</td><td> Information about IPython's 'magic' % functions.</td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2";   style="border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;">Magic functions are prefixed by % or %%, and typically take their arguments</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2";   style="border-top: 1px solid transparent; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;">without parentheses, quotes or even commas for convenience.  Line magics take a</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2";   style="border-top: 1px solid transparent;">single % and cell magics are prefixed with two %%.</td></tr>
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<tr><td  style="background-color:#D5E0C5;"  colspan="2"; ><b>Example magic function calls:</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td>%alias d ls -F</td><td> 'd' is now an alias for 'ls -F'</td></tr>
<tr><td>alias d ls -F</td><td> Works if 'alias' not a python name</td></tr>
<tr><td>alist = %alias</td><td> Get list of aliases to 'alist'</td></tr>
<tr><td>cd /usr/share</td><td> Obvious. cd -&#60tab&#62 to choose from visited dirs.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%cd??</td><td> See help AND source for magic %cd</td></tr>
<tr><td>%timeit x=10</td><td> time the 'x=10' statement with high precision.</td></tr>
<tr><td   style="border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;"> %%timeit x=2**100 </td><td   style="border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;">  time 'x*100' with a setup of 'x=2**100'; setup code is not</tr>
<tr><td   style="border-top: 1px solid transparent;"> x**100            </td><td   style="border-top: 1px solid transparent;"> counted.  This is an example of a cell magic.</tr>
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<tr><td  style="background-color:#D5E0C5;"  colspan="2"; ><b>System commands:</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td>!cp a.txt b/</td><td> System command escape, calls os.system()</td></tr>
<tr><td>cp a.txt b/</td><td> after %rehashx, most system commands work without !</td></tr>
<tr><td>cp ${f}.txt $bar</td><td> Variable expansion in magics and system commands</td></tr>
<tr><td>files = !ls /usr</td><td> Capture sytem command output</td></tr>
<tr><td>files.s, files.l, files.n</td><td> "a b c", ['a','b','c'], 'a\nb\nc'</td></tr>
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<tr><td  style="background-color:#D5E0C5;"  colspan="2"; ><b>History:</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td>_i, _ii, _iii</td><td> Previous, next previous, next next previous input</td></tr>
<tr><td>_i4, _ih[2:5]</td><td> Input history line 4, lines 2-4</td></tr>
<tr><td>exec _i81</td><td> Execute input history line #81 again</td></tr>
<tr><td>%rep 81</td><td> Edit input history line #81</td></tr>
<tr><td>_, __, ___</td><td> previous, next previous, next next previous output</td></tr>
<tr><td>_dh</td><td> Directory history</td></tr>
<tr><td>_oh</td><td> Output history</td></tr>
<tr><td>%hist</td><td> Command history. '%hist -g foo' search history for 'foo'</td></tr>
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<tr><td  style="background-color:#D5E0C5;"  colspan="2"; ><b>Autocall:</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td>f 1,2</td><td> f(1,2)  # Off by default, enable with %autocall magic.</td></tr>
<tr><td>/f 1,2</td><td> f(1,2) (forced autoparen)</td></tr>
<tr><td>,f 1 2</td><td> f("1","2")</td></tr>
<tr><td>;f 1 2</td><td> f("1 2")</td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2";   style="border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;">Remember: TAB completion works in many contexts, not just file names</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2";   style="border-top: 1px solid transparent;">or python names.</td></tr>
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<tr><td  style="background-color:#D5E0C5;"  colspan="2"; ><b>The following magic functions are currently available:</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td>%alias</td><td> Define an alias for a system command.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%alias_magic</td><td> %alias_magic [-l] [-c] name target</td></tr>
<tr><td>%autocall</td><td> Make functions callable without having to type parentheses.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%automagic</td><td> Make magic functions callable without having to type the initial %.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%bookmark</td><td> Manage IPython's bookmark system.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%cd</td><td> Change the current working directory.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%clear</td><td> Clear the terminal.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%colors</td><td> Switch color scheme for prompts, info system and exception handlers.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%config</td><td> configure IPython</td></tr>
<tr><td>%connect_info</td><td> Print information for connecting other clients to this kernel</td></tr>
<tr><td>%debug</td><td> Activate the interactive debugger in post-mortem mode.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%dhist</td><td> Print your history of visited directories.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%dirs</td><td> Return the current directory stack.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%doctest_mode</td><td> Toggle doctest mode on and off.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%ed</td><td> Alias for `%edit`.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%edit</td><td> Bring up an editor and execute the resulting code.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%env</td><td> List environment variables.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%gui</td><td> Enable or disable IPython GUI event loop integration.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%hist</td><td> Print input history (_i&#60n&#62 variables), with most recent last.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%history</td><td> Print input history (_i&#60n&#62 variables), with most recent last.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%install_default_config</td><td> %install_default_config has been deprecated.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%install_ext</td><td> Download and install an extension from a URL, e.g.::</td></tr>
<tr><td>%install_profiles</td><td> %install_profiles has been deprecated.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%killbgscripts</td><td> Kill all BG processes started by %%script and its family.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%less</td><td> Show a file through the pager.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%load</td><td> Load code into the current frontend.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%load_ext</td><td> Load an IPython extension by its module name.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%loadpy</td><td> Alias of `%load`</td></tr>
<tr><td>%logoff</td><td> Temporarily stop logging.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%logon</td><td> Restart logging.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%logstart</td><td> Start logging anywhere in a session.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%logstate</td><td> Print the status of the logging system.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%logstop</td><td> Fully stop logging and close log file.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%lsmagic</td><td> List currently available magic functions.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%macro</td><td> Define a macro for future re-execution. It accepts ranges of history,</td></tr>
<tr><td>%magic</td><td> Print information about the magic function system.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%man</td><td> Find the man page for the given command and display in pager.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%more</td><td> Show a file through the pager.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%notebook</td><td> %notebook [-e] [-f FORMAT] filename</td></tr>
<tr><td>%page</td><td> Pretty print the object and display it through a pager.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%pastebin</td><td> Upload code to Github's Gist paste bin, returning the URL.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%pdb</td><td> Control the automatic calling of the pdb interactive debugger.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%pdef</td><td> Print the definition header for any callable object.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%pdoc</td><td> Print the docstring for an object.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%pfile</td><td> Print (or run through pager) the file where an object is defined.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%pinfo</td><td> Provide detailed information about an object.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%pinfo2</td><td> Provide extra detailed information about an object.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%popd</td><td> Change to directory popped off the top of the stack.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%pprint</td><td> Toggle pretty printing on/off.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%precision</td><td> Set floating point precision for pretty printing.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%profile</td><td> Print your currently active IPython profile.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%prun</td><td> Run a statement through the python code profiler.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%psearch</td><td> Search for object in namespaces by wildcard.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%psource</td><td> Print (or run through pager) the source code for an object.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%pushd</td><td> Place the current dir on stack and change directory.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%pwd</td><td> Return the current working directory path.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%pycat</td><td> Show a syntax-highlighted file through a pager.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%pylab</td><td> Load numpy and matplotlib to work interactively.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%qtconsole</td><td> Open a qtconsole connected to this kernel.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%quickref</td><td> Show a quick reference sheet</td></tr>
<tr><td>%quickref_file</td><td> Save a quick reference sheet on disk</td></tr>
<tr><td>%recall</td><td> Repeat a command, or get command to input line for editing.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%rehashx</td><td> Update the alias table with all executable files in $PATH.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%reload_ext</td><td> Reload an IPython extension by its module name.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%rep</td><td> Repeat a command, or get command to input line for editing.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%rerun</td><td> Re-run previous input</td></tr>
<tr><td>%reset</td><td> Resets the namespace by removing all names defined by the user, if</td></tr>
<tr><td>%reset_selective</td><td> Resets the namespace by removing names defined by the user.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%run</td><td> Run the named file inside IPython as a program.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%save</td><td> Save a set of lines or a macro to a given filename.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%sc</td><td> Shell capture - run shell command and capture output (DEPRECATED use !).</td></tr>
<tr><td>%store</td><td> Lightweight persistence for python variables.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%sx</td><td> Shell execute - run shell command and capture output (!! is short-hand).</td></tr>
<tr><td>%system</td><td> Shell execute - run shell command and capture output (!! is short-hand).</td></tr>
<tr><td>%tb</td><td> Print the last traceback with the currently active exception mode.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%time</td><td> Time execution of a Python statement or expression.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%timeit</td><td> Time execution of a Python statement or expression</td></tr>
<tr><td>%unalias</td><td> Remove an alias</td></tr>
<tr><td>%unload_ext</td><td> Unload an IPython extension by its module name.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%who</td><td> Print all interactive variables, with some minimal formatting.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%who_ls</td><td> Return a sorted list of all interactive variables.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%whos</td><td> Like %who, but gives some extra information about each variable.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%xdel</td><td> Delete a variable, trying to clear it from anywhere that</td></tr>
<tr><td>%xmode</td><td> Switch modes for the exception handlers.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%%!</td><td> Shell execute - run shell command and capture output (!! is short-hand).</td></tr>
<tr><td>%%bash</td><td> %%bash script magic</td></tr>
<tr><td>%%capture</td><td> %capture [--no-stderr] [--no-stdout] [output]</td></tr>
<tr><td>%%file</td><td> %file [-a] filename</td></tr>
<tr><td>%%perl</td><td> %%perl script magic</td></tr>
<tr><td>%%prun</td><td> Run a statement through the python code profiler.</td></tr>
<tr><td>%%python3</td><td> %%python3 script magic</td></tr>
<tr><td>%%ruby</td><td> %%ruby script magic</td></tr>
<tr><td>%%script</td><td> %shebang [--proc PROC] [--bg] [--err ERR] [--out OUT]</td></tr>
<tr><td>%%sh</td><td> %%sh script magic</td></tr>
<tr><td>%%sx</td><td> Shell execute - run shell command and capture output (!! is short-hand).</td></tr>
<tr><td>%%system</td><td> Shell execute - run shell command and capture output (!! is short-hand).</td></tr>
<tr><td>%%timeit</td><td> Time execution of a Python statement or expression</td></tr>
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