IPython is a very helpful tool in prototyping and testing code in python. Its many rich features make exploring code base's painless and easy.
pip install -U ipython
ipython
ipython has a set of "magic" commands + %load - loads file (copies file into repl) + %run - runs file (global variables …
Compressing files with tar is simple
# compress
tar cvfz compressed.tar.gz directory_to_compress/
# uncompress
tar xvfz compressed.tar.gz
| argument | what it does |
|---|---|
| c | create new archive |
| z | compress/uncompress with gzip |
| j | compress/uncompress with bzip |
| v | list files to standard output that are handled |
| f | after this … |
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