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      "IPython magic function documentation - `%date`"
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      "<br>\n",
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      "Installation"
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      "You can install the magic function directly from my GitHub repository via:"
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      "%install_ext https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rasbt/python_reference/master/ipython_magic/datemagic.py"
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        "Installed datemagic.py. To use it, type:\n",
        "  %load_ext datemagic\n"
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      "<br>\n",
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      "Loading the `%date` magic"
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      "To load the `date` magic, execute the following line in your IPython notebook or current IPython shell"
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      "%load_ext datemagic"
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