# HG changeset patch
# User nishanth
# Date 1284558044 -19800
# Node ID 7f8b6a9fb61d1fbbc3875bd999be8565833f2594
# Parent  7bc03b5096f9db05e8ac8f4ec76b99d9430b0c32
added a newline before :: so that a colon does not appear in html

diff -r 7bc03b5096f9 -r 7f8b6a9fb61d additional_ipython.rst
--- a/additional_ipython.rst	Wed Sep 15 18:51:28 2010 +0530
+++ b/additional_ipython.rst	Wed Sep 15 19:10:44 2010 +0530
@@ -8,19 +8,23 @@
 to retreive the commands that we type on the interpreter and then save them
 into a file and run it.
 
-Let us start ipython with pylab loaded, by typing::
+Let us start ipython with pylab loaded, by typing
+::
+
     $ ipython -pylab
 
 on the terminal
 
 {{{ shit to terminal and type ipython -pylab }}}
 
-We shall first make a plot and then view the history and save it.::
+We shall first make a plot and then view the history and save it.
+::
 
     x = linspace(-2*pi, 2*pi, 100)
     plot(x, xsinx(x))
 
-xsin(x) is actually x * sin(x)::
+xsin(x) is actually x * sin(x)
+::
 
     plot(x, x*sin(x))
     plot(x, sin(x))
@@ -28,9 +32,9 @@
     ylabel("$f(x)$")   
     title("x and xsin")
 
-
 We now have the plot. Let us look at the commands that we have typed in. The
-history can be retreived by using =%hist= command. Type::
+history can be retreived by using =%hist= command. Type
+::
 
     %hist
 
@@ -46,7 +50,8 @@
 irrespective of whether it is command or an error or IPython magic command.
 
 If we want only the recent 5 to be displayed, we pass the number as an argument
-to =%hist= command. Hence::
+to =%hist= command. Hence
+::
 
     %hist 5 
 
@@ -60,7 +65,8 @@
 
 {{{ continue from paused state }}}
 
-As we can see from =%hist= documentation,::
+As we can see from =%hist= documentation,
+::
 
     %hist 5 10
 
@@ -70,7 +76,8 @@
 from history. This is possible by using the =%save= command.
 
 Before we do that, let us first look at history and identify what lines of code
-we require.Type::
+we require.Type
+::
 
     %hist
 
@@ -83,7 +90,8 @@
 are setting the title correctly in the eigthth command.
 
 So we need first third to sixth and the eigthth command for our program.
-Hence the syntax of =%save= is::
+Hence the syntax of =%save= is
+::
 
     %save /home/fossee/plot_script.py 1 3-6 8
 
@@ -104,25 +112,29 @@
 
 {{{ continue from paused state }}}
 
-we use the command =ylabel= on interpreter as::
+we use the command =ylabel= on interpreter as
+::
 
     ylabel("y")
 
-and then do::
+and then do
+::
 
     %save /home/fossee/example_plot.py 1 3-6 10
 
 Now that we have the required lines of code in a file, let us learn how to run
 the file as a python script.
 
-We use the IPython magic command =%run= to do this. Type::
+We use the IPython magic command =%run= to do this. Type
+::
 
    %run -i /home/fossee/plot_script.py
 
 The script runs but we do not see the plot. This happens because we are running
 a script and we are not in interactive mode anymore.
 
-Hence on your terminal type::
+Hence on your terminal type
+::
 
     show()
 
@@ -135,11 +147,13 @@
 
 {{{ continue from paused state }}}
 
-We first look at the history using::
+We first look at the history using
+::
 
     %hist 20
 
-Then save the script using::
+Then save the script using
+::
 
     %save /home/fossee/show_included.py 1 3-6 8 10 13
     %run -i /home/fossee/show_included.py
@@ -155,6 +169,7 @@
 
 This brings us to the end of the tutorial.
 we have looked at 
+
  * Retreiving history using =%hist= command
  * Vieweing only a part of history by passing an argument to %hist
  * saving the required lines of code in required order using %save