How to open ipython command history on a text editor?

Question

I am using a windows machine and would like to open ipython history commands using the default text editor. Is there a command that allows me to do this? Thanks.

Answer 1

%edit 1-4

That should open lines 1-4 from the current session in an editor. You can get previous sessions as well - run %hist? to see how the syntax works.

You may need to set the EDITOR environment variable to a command that launches your favourite editor.