%clear should also delete _NN references and Out[NN] ones
Bug #412350 reported by
Fernando Perez
This bug affects 4 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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IPython |
Confirmed
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High
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
We need a few things regarding variable/namespace clearing:
- A 'hard reset' that really nukes _NN, Out[NN], _, __, ___ and all other references we create behind the user's back.
- Visible name reset: what %reset does today.
- Integration of %reset and %clear in a nice, unified interface for cleaning various parts of the things we cache. Users shouldn't have to know about these two.
I'm making this high (but not critical) importance because it is a problem that keeps coming back on the mailing lists.
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