Ah, OK, this is in the notebook. When we talk about "terminal ipython", we mean the interface you get when you just type "ipython" at a terminal. $EDITOR is only relevant for that interface.

I don't think %edit is connected to the notebook yet (I've just tried it, it doesn't do anything here either). I think the plan is to have a script-editing mode in the browser using the same tool we have for editing cells. Brian can probably tell you more about that.

Best wishes,
Thomas

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