[IPython-user] Deprecations galore

[Walter Dörwald]

Ville M. Vainio wrote:
> On 5/24/07, Fernando Perez <fperez.net@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>>> def magic_r(self, parameter_s=''):
>> This was actually put in at user requests long ago, let's not
>> deprecate it.  Yes, people have written to me saying they love it and
>> use it a lot, so please put it back.
> 
> I don't think that's the optimal solution. We really need to provide
> something better, and have it under a non-single-char name.
> 
> I'm thinking of something like %rep HISTLINE that would get history
> line number (or grep through history) and fill the next input line
> with it for editing. How easy is that w/ readline?

Being able put any string into the current input line would be great for
ipipe too. An ibrowse/igrid based history browser could then be used to
browse the history and pick the history entry to be put in the current
input line.

Servus,
   Walter