[IPython-user] Re: Changing context in iPython CLI

[DogWalker]

"Chris Youb" <nfn_nln at hotmail.com> said:

>I use the iPython shell as a command-line interface for one of my programs.
>Unfortunately, I repeatedly have to prefix my commands with the variable name
>I've setup.  Is there any way to change/imply context in iPython.  Here is an
>example of what I mean using an instance of a String for simplicity:
>
>This is what I do now:
>
>In [2]: x.lower()
>Out[2]: 'this is a string!'
>
>In [3]: x.swapcase()
>Out[3]: 'tHIS IS A sTRING!'
>
>When I'd really just like to type this:
>
>In [2]: lower()
>Out[2]: 'this is a string!'
>
>In [3]: swapcase()
>Out[3]: 'tHIS IS A sTRING!'
>

Define a function to return what you want:

def lower():return x.lower()