[FIXED] Inserting terminal session in to a text file

Issue

I want to insert my ipython terminal session in to a text file. The usual way of ipython >> test.txt does not work and collect too much garbage.

Preferably I am looking for some thing that does not require the use of this test.txt or some intermediary file.

I have seen quite a number of Ipython's code snippets. How do they do it? More specifically I am writing some handouts in latex using vim and would need frequent insertion of of such sessions. Through vim I also tried :r!ipython, but it does not work and too much garbage.

Solution

You can save specific lines from the current session into a file with save <filename> <range>:

• save line 13 into filename.py

  In [26]: save filename 13
  

• save lines 1 to 25 into filename.py

  In [26]: save filename 1-25
  

• save lines 6 to 10 and 18 to 25 into filename.py

  In [27]: save filename 6-10 18-25
  

You can also use %edit to open the specified lines in a text editor:

In [55]: edit 23-32

Answered By - romainl