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Re: [Matplotlib-users] I Need a Couple of Tips for Windows to Get Started on IPython
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From: Wayne W. <sie...@sb...> - 2009-12-07 20:57:17
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Right-click does nothing on the IPython window. The Windows command console is, I think, a lost cause all together. I've tried a right-click on it with the same result as in IPython. I'm using Win XP, and I hope they improve on Win 7, which I plan to install on all my machines this month. Gary Pajer wrote: > On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Wayne Watson > <sie...@sb... <mailto:sie...@sb...>> > wrote: > > Good. Thanks. Interesting that ls and pwd are used for Win, but that's > fine. How do I copy parts of the window? All I can do at the > moment is > sweep out a rectangular area with the mouse. It looks like I > underestimated the need for automagic. > > > > Copy and paste from a Windows command shell is different that copy and > paste from *nix command shell. > > Right-click in the command window > Choose Mark from the drop-down menu > Select the (rectangular) region of text you want to copy. > Hit Return. > > That does a copy operation. Then go to your other application, and > paste however you like. > > > > > > David Arnold wrote: > > Depends on whether "automagic" is enabled or not. If automagic > is OFF, > > you need to enter the %, as in %cd. If automagic is ON (the > default), > > then you don't need to enter the %, as in cd. > > > > automagic can be toggled on and off as follows: > > > > In [8]: automagic > > > > Automagic is OFF, % prefix IS needed for magic functions. > > > > In [9]: %automagic > > > > Automagic is ON, % prefix NOT needed for magic functions. > > > > On my mac, I can change to my "home" directory as follows: > > > > In [10]: cd > > /Users/darnold > > > > I can list the files in this directory with: > > > > In [11]: ls > > Desktop/ Movies/ context/ > > Documents/ Music/ java.log.344 > > Downloads/ NetBeansProjects/ java.log.415 > > Dropbox/ Pictures/ luatex-cache/ > > Library/ Public/ matlab_crash_dump.344 > > LizThesis/ Sites/ matlab_crash_dump.415 > > > > I can cd into my Sites folder with: > > > > In [12]: cd Sites > > /Users/darnold/Sites > > > > I can get the current directory with: > > > > In [13]: pwd > > Out[13]: '/Users/darnold/Sites' > > > > I can move up a directory level with: > > > > In [14]: cd .. > > /Users/darnold > > > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > D. > > > > > > On Dec 6, 2009, at 3:01 PM, Wayne Watson wrote: > > > >> I've seen the tutorial, but need something more. How do I know what > >> folder I'm in? How do I move from where I am to, for example, > >> C:\abc\def? So far I've tried various combinations like this: > >> > >> cd .. > >> cd C:\ > >> pwd (yes, I know it's not windows) > >> > >> I tried %cd .., and that may have moved me but I seem to get > back to the > >> same place. > >> > >> I seem to be in C:\Documents and Settings\administrator. If I > doa %cp > >> ..\\ it looks like I get to C:\, but follwing that with pwd > gets me back > >> to where I started--C:\Documents and Settings\administrator. > >> > >> If I want to execute a program with %run, I need to be where > abc.py is > >> or, perhaps say something like %run C:\myPyPrograms\abc.py. > >> Dir doesn't work and I haven't been able to even see what's in the > >> folder. > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Wayne Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA) > >> > >> (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time) > >> Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet > >> > >> "... humans'innate skills with numbers isn't much > >> better than that of rats and dolphins." > >> -- Stanislas Dehaene, neurosurgeon > >> > >> Web Page: <www.speckledwithstars.net/ > <http://www.speckledwithstars.net/>> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > >> Join us December 9, 2009 for the Red Hat Virtual Experience, > >> a free event focused on virtualization and cloud computing. > >> Attend in-depth sessions from your desk. Your couch. Anywhere. > >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/redhat-sfdev2dev > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Matplotlib-users mailing list > >> Mat...@li... > <mailto:Mat...@li...> > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users > > > > > > -- > Wayne Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA) > > (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time) > Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet > > "... humans'innate skills with numbers isn't much > better than that of rats and dolphins." > -- Stanislas Dehaene, neurosurgeon > > Web Page: <www.speckledwithstars.net/ > <http://www.speckledwithstars.net/>> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Join us December 9, 2009 for the Red Hat Virtual Experience, > a free event focused on virtualization and cloud computing. > Attend in-depth sessions from your desk. Your couch. Anywhere. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/redhat-sfdev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Matplotlib-users mailing list > Mat...@li... > <mailto:Mat...@li...> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/matplotlib-users > > -- Wayne Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA) (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time) Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet "... humans'innate skills with numbers isn't much better than that of rats and dolphins." -- Stanislas Dehaene, neurosurgeon Web Page: <www.speckledwithstars.net/> |