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+""" 
+IPython magic function for printing basic information, such as the current date, time,
+Python, and IPython version.
+
+Installation: 
+    %install_ext https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rasbt/python_reference/master/ipython_magic/datemagic.py
+
+Usage:
+    %load_ext datemagic
+    
+    
+    %date
+
+    optional arguments:
+     -d, --date      prints date (default)
+     -t, --time      print current time
+     -s, --datetime  print current time
+     -p, --python    prints Python version
+     -i, --ipython   prints IPython version
+    
+"""
+
+import platform
+from time import strftime
+from platform import python_version
+
+import IPython
+from IPython.core.magic import Magics, magics_class, line_magic
+from IPython.core.magic_arguments import argument, magic_arguments, parse_argstring
+
+@magics_class
+class DateMagic(Magics):
+    """ 
+    IPython magic function for printing the current date, time, Python,
+    and IPython version.
+    
+    """
+    @magic_arguments()
+    @argument('-d', '--date', action='store_true', help='prints date (default)')
+    @argument('-t', '--time', action='store_true', help='print current time')
+    @argument('-s', '--datetime', action='store_true', help='print current time')
+    @argument('-p', '--python', action='store_true', help='prints Python version')
+    @argument('-i', '--ipython', action='store_true', help='prints IPython version')
+    @line_magic
+    def date(self, line):
+        """ 
+        IPython magic function for printing the current date, time, Python,
+        and IPython version.
+    
+        """
+        args = parse_argstring(self.date, line)
+        out = ''
+        if args.date:
+            out += strftime('%d/%m/%Y')
+        if args.time:
+            if out:
+                out += ' '
+            out += strftime('%H:%M:%S')
+        if args.python:
+            if out:
+                out += '\n'
+            out += 'Python %s' %python_version()
+        if args.ipython:
+            if out:
+                out += '\n'
+            out += 'IPython %s' %IPython.__version__
+        if not out:
+            out += strftime('%d/%m/%Y')
+        print(out)
+
+def load_ipython_extension(ipython):
+    ipython.register_magics(DateMagic)