IPython-core1.py

# This code can be put in any Python module, it does not require IPython
# itself to be running already.  It only creates the magics subclass but
# doesn't instantiate it yet.
from __future__ import print_function
from IPython.core.magic import (Magics, magics_class, line_magic,
                                cell_magic, line_cell_magic)

# The class MUST call this class decorator at creation time
@magics_class
class MyMagics(Magics):

    @line_magic
    def lmagic(self, line):
        "my line magic"
        print("Full access to the main IPython object:", self.shell)
        print("Variables in the user namespace:", list(self.shell.user_ns.keys()))
        return line

    @cell_magic
    def cmagic(self, line, cell):
        "my cell magic"
        return line, cell

    @line_cell_magic
    def lcmagic(self, line, cell=None):
        "Magic that works both as %lcmagic and as %%lcmagic"
        if cell is None:
            print("Called as line magic")
            return line
        else:
            print("Called as cell magic")
            return line, cell


# In order to actually use these magics, you must register them with a
# running IPython.

def load_ipython_extension(ipython):
    """
    Any module file that define a function named `load_ipython_extension`
    can be loaded via `%load_ext module.path` or be configured to be
    autoloaded by IPython at startup time.
    """
    # You can register the class itself without instantiating it.  IPython will
    # call the default constructor on it.
    ipython.register_magics(MyMagics)