[IPython-dev] Two basic Notebook questions (Python focus)

[Thomas Kluyver]

On 30 January 2015 at 15:26, Jean Bigboute <jeanbigboute at gmail.com> wrote:

> b) Is it possible to pass arguments to a magic function?
> e.g.
> import inspect
> print inspect.getsource(function)
>

This is probably easiest to do in a plain Python function. Create a file
~/.ipython/profile_default/startup/printsource.py (which IPython will
automatically run when it starts, and put in it:

import inspect
def source(func)
    print inspect.getsource(function)

Now you can just type 'source(f)' to see a function in your notebook. Be
aware, though, that if you share that notebook, other people won't have the
source() function defined. You could also define it at the top of the
notebook if you prefer.

Thomas
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