ipython question

[Terry Reedy]

On 5/19/2010 4:14 PM, superpollo wrote:

>> In [219]: %save tmp.py 218
>> File `tmp.py` exists. Overwrite (y/[N])? y
>> The following commands were written to file `tmp.py`:
>> def f():
>> return 42
>>
>>
>> In [220]: !cat tmp.py
>> def f():
>> return 42
>>
>> In [221]: %psource f
>> No source found for f
>
> maybe i got it:
>
> In [230]: import tmp
>
> In [231]: %psource tmp.f
> def f():
> return 42

I use IDLE, write functions and other code as desired in a temp file to 
begin with, hit F5, and the window with source stays around until closef 
it and the file until deleted.