Google magic for IPython

google_magic.ipynb

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      "from IPython.display import IFrame\n",
      "import webbrowser\n",
      "\n",
      "def google(self, arg):\n",
      "    phrase = arg.replace(' ', '+')\n",
      "    url = \"http://www.google.com/search?q={0}\".format(phrase)\n",
      "    \n",
      "    # Google prevents this. Cross origin stuff. Boo :(\n",
      "    #return IFrame(url, 600, 400)\n",
      "    \n",
      "    # We'll open a new browser window instead...\n",
      "    webbrowser.open(url)\n",
      "    \n",
      "    \n",
      "ip = get_ipython()\n",
      "ip.define_magic('google', google)"
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     "input": [
      "%google ipython notebook"
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     "prompt_number": 2
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