TenjintShell.find_user_code

TenjintShell.find_user_code(target, raw=True, py_only=False, skip_encoding_cookie=True, search_ns=False)

Get a code string from history, file, url, or a string or macro.

This is mainly used by magic functions.

Parameters

  • target (str) – A string specifying code to retrieve. This will be tried respectively as: ranges of input history (see %history for syntax), url, corresponding .py file, filename, or an expression evaluating to a string or Macro in the user namespace.

  • raw (bool) – If true (default), retrieve raw history. Has no effect on the other retrieval mechanisms.

  • py_only (bool (default False)) – Only try to fetch python code, do not try alternative methods to decode file if unicode fails.

Returns

  • A string of code.

  • ValueError is raised if nothing is found, and TypeError if it evaluates

  • to an object of another type. In each case, .args[0] is a printable

  • message.