René's URL Explorer Experiment

{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Add %ls for Windows compatibility","articleBody":"IPython [line magics](https://ipython.readthedocs.io/en/stable/interactive/magics.html#line-magics) have almost everything needed for cross-platform scripting, except basic `%ls` command, relying on system `!ls` instead, which is absent on Windows.\r\n\r\n```\r\nIn [4]: !ls\r\n'ls' is not recognized as an internal or external command,\r\noperable program or batch file.\r\n```\r\n\r\nReturn list of directory contents:\r\n```\r\n%ls [PATTERN]\r\n```\r\n\r\nAnd protect from:\r\n```\r\nroot@lx:~# ls *.rsh\r\nls: cannot access '*.rsh': No such file or directory\r\n```\r\nhttps://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/102286/ls-gives-no-such-file-or-directory-message","author":{"url":"https://github.com/techtonik","@type":"Person","name":"techtonik"},"datePublished":"2017-05-22T10:45:45.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":3},"url":"https://github.com/10582/ipython/issues/10582"}