IPython: redirecting output of a Python script to a file (like bash >)

Question

I have a Python script that I want to run in IPython. I want to redirect (write) the output to a file, similar to:

python my_script.py > my_output.txt


        

Answer 1

Writing a script seemed overkill for me, as I just wanted something simple to look at a lot of text contained in a variable while working in IPython. This is what worked for me:

%store VARIABLE >> file.txt (appends)
%store VARIABLE > file.txt (overwrites)