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Extensions you can install for IPython are listed here. To create a new extension, please refer to the extension docs.

physics

Enables calculations involving units, such as (5 m/s) * (3 s). It also defines a range of physical constants, such as the speed of light in a vacuum, and the mass of an electron.

Homepage.

To install:

    %install_ext https://bitbucket.org/birkenfeld/ipython-physics/raw/default/physics.py

Note: In the latest version, quantities with uncertainties are supported if the uncertainties module is installed.

%hierarchy and %%dot magics

The %hierarchy magic command draws an inheritance diagram of the given class or object. With the %%dot cell magic, you can write graphiz dot language in a cell.

Homepage.

To install:

  %install_ext https://raw.github.com/tkf/ipython-hierarchymagic/master/hierarchymagic.py

%importfile magic

%importfile tries to import Python file in most "natural way". For example, if you have spam/egg/module.py, spam/egg/__init__.py and spam/__init__.py, you would want import module.py as spam.egg.module, not as module or egg.module. %importfile tries several heuristics to find the best "module path".

Homepage

To install:

  %install_ext https://raw.github.com/tkf/ipython-importfilemagic/master/importfilemagic.py

Usage:

  %importfile PATH/TO/SOME/FILE.py

Divers

Interactive plotting in notebook using the flot library, use the ipython-flot package.

Homepage

A Notebook example can be found here. This is not an extension, so it does not need %install_ext nor %load_ext to work.

Mathematica

Mathematica can be integrated into notebooks using the IPython-mathematicamagic-extension. Install instructions and examples are included in a notebook on the GitHub page. Requires the mathlink python module distributed with Mathematica.

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Bitey

The Bitey magic <https://raw.github.com/gist/3458310/biteymagic.py>_ extension adds a %%bitey cell magic for automatically compiling C (or C++) code into LLVM bitcode and loading the bitcode with Bitey <https://github.com/dabeaz/bitey>. See also a sample notebook <http://nbviewer.ipython.org/3458310/Bitey%20Magic.ipynb> (source <https://raw.github.com/gist/3458310/Bitey%20Magic.ipynb>_).

Matlab

The Python matlab bridge <https://github.com/arokem/python-matlab-bridge>_ enables calling of Matlab code and functions from an IPython session and adds a %%matlab cell magic, which allows embedding matlab code in IPython notebooks. For examples, see: pymatbridge <http://nbviewer.ipython.org/urls/raw.github.com/arokem/python-matlab-bridge/master/pymatbridge.ipynb>_ and matlab magic <http://nbviewer.ipython.org/urls/raw.github.com/arokem/python-matlab-bridge/master/matlab_magic.ipynb>_

py2tex

Enables conversion of simple expressions to a nice Tex Representation. See example <http://nbviewer.ipython.org/urls/gist.github.com/raw/4040388/ee224a8e0875fad241cea4492b4408f1f72a1d8d/Example_py2tex.ipynb>__

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%install_ext https://raw.github.com/gist/4032651/c33b92cade4e899c81d03e1573a6f8107c7d470f/py2tex.py

Note:

inumpy

numpy extension for IPython. Autocomplete recarray. Homepage <https://github.com/piti118/inumpy>__

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%install_ext https://raw.github.com/piti118/inumpy/master/inumpy.py

ipy_table

Create richly formatted data tables in IPython Notebooks. Homepage <http://epmoyer.github.com/ipy_table/>__

For examples, see: Introduction <http://nbviewer.ipython.org/urls/raw.github.com/epmoyer/ipy_table/master/ipy_table-Introduction.ipynb>_ and Reference Guide <http://nbviewer.ipython.org/urls/raw.github.com/epmoyer/ipy_table/master/ipy_table-Reference.ipynb>_

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