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--- ipython_notes [2020/10/14 20:59] – [configure prompts] prasanthi
+++ ipython_notes [2022/03/18 22:36] (current) – [command history] raju
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 ===== favorite configuration =====
 ==== configure prompts ====
+* [[Configure ipython terminal prompts]]
-Create a profile (~/.ipython/profile_default/ipython_config.py) if is not already created by running
+===== dummy =====
+==== command history ====
+IPython stores the history in a SQLite database located at ~/.ipython/profile_default/history.sqlite .
+This can be exported into a file by running
 <code>
-ipython profile create
+%history -g -f filename
 </code>
+When using Windows 10 Enterprise + git bash 2.22.0 + ipython 7.16.1
+<WRAP indent>
+Examples of valid filenames
+  * ipython_history_asof_20220318_1753.txt
+  * x/ipython_history_asof_20220318_1755.txt
+  * c:/Users/raju/x/ipython_history_asof_20220318_1756.txt
-tags | add a newline to ipython input prompt
+Examples of invalid filenames
-===== dummy =====
+  * ~/x/ipython_history_asof_20220318_1755.txt
+  * /c/Users/raju/x/ipython_history_asof_20220318_1756.txt
+</WRAP>
+Ref:-
+  * https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30629390/where-is-the-history-file-for-ipython
+  * ~/.ipython/profile_default/history.sqlite -
 ==== how is the default ipython prompt created? ====
 See https://github.com/ipython/ipython/blob/master/IPython/terminal/prompts.py -> Prompts class -> in_prompt_tokens(), continuation_prompt_tokens(), rewrite_prompt_tokens(), out_prompt_tokens()