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IPython tips

1. What is it / What is it for?

IPython is an enhanced interactive Python shell. This note captures two handy magic commands.

Saving your REPL session to a script for later reuse.

2. How to download / install

pip install ipython

3. How to use

# save lines 1-48 of the current session to a file
%save filename 1-48

# save the command history to a python file
%hist -f my_history.py