How to pass a variable to magic ´run´ function in IPython

Question

I want to do something like the following:

In[1]: name = \'long_name_to_type_every_now_and_then.py\'

In[2]: %run name

but this actually tr

Answer 1

Use get_ipython() to get a reference to the current InteractiveShell, then call the magic() method:

In [1]: ipy = get_ipython()

In [2]: ipy.magic("run foo.py")
ERROR: File `u'foo.py'` not found.

Edit See minrk's answer — that's a much better way to do it.