[IPython-user] Stupid log tricks

[Robert Kern]

I recently happened on a nifty way to keep tidy per-project log files. I 
made a profile for my project (which is called "parkfield").

include ipythonrc
logfile ''  # cancel earlier logfile invocation
execute import time
execute __cmd = '/Users/kern/research/logfiles/parkfield-%s.log rotate'
execute __IP.magic_logstart(__cmd % time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d'))

I also added a shell alias for convenience:

alias parkfield="ipython -pylab -profile parkfield"

Now I have a nice little directory with everything I ever type in, 
organized by project and date.

-- 
Robert Kern
rkern at ucsd.edu

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  Are the graves of dreams allowed to die."
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