environment/lib/python2.7/site-packages/IPython/frontend/qt/console/frontend_widget.py
def _silent_exec_callback(self, expr, callback):
        """Silently execute `expr` in the kernel and call `callback` with reply

        the `expr` is evaluated silently in the kernel (without) output in
        the frontend. Call `callback` with the
        `repr <http://docs.python.org/library/functions.html#repr> `_ as first argument

        Parameters
        ----------
        expr : string
            valid string to be executed by the kernel.
        callback : function
            function accepting one argument, as a string. The string will be
            the `repr` of the result of evaluating `expr`

        The `callback` is called with the `repr()` of the result of `expr` as
        first argument. To get the object, do `eval()` on the passed value.

        See Also
        --------
        _handle_exec_callback : private method, deal with calling callback with reply

        """

        # generate uuid, which would be used as an indication of whether or
        # not the unique request originated from here (can use msg id ?)
        local_uuid = str(uuid.uuid1())
        msg_id = self.kernel_manager.shell_channel.execute('',
            silent=True, user_expressions={ local_uuid:expr })
        self._callback_dict[local_uuid] = callback
        self._request_info['execute'][msg_id] = self._ExecutionRequest(msg_id, 'silent_exec_callback')
def _silent_exec_callback(self, expr, callback):
        """Silently execute `expr` in the kernel and call `callback` with reply

        the `expr` is evaluated silently in the kernel (without) output in
        the frontend. Call `callback` with the
        `repr <http://docs.python.org/library/functions.html#repr> `_ as first argument

        Parameters
        ----------
        expr : string
            valid string to be executed by the kernel.
        callback : function
            function accepting one argument, as a string. The string will be
            the `repr` of the result of evaluating `expr`

        The `callback` is called with the `repr()` of the result of `expr` as
        first argument. To get the object, do `eval()` on the passed value.

        See Also
        --------
        _handle_exec_callback : private method, deal with calling callback with reply

        """

        # generate uuid, which would be used as an indication of whether or
        # not the unique request originated from here (can use msg id ?)
        local_uuid = str(uuid.uuid1())
        msg_id = self.kernel_manager.shell_channel.execute('',
            silent=True, user_expressions={ local_uuid:expr })
        self._callback_dict[local_uuid] = callback
        self._request_info['execute'][msg_id] = self._ExecutionRequest(msg_id, 'silent_exec_callback')
Silently execute `expr` in the kernel and call `callback` with reply

        the `expr` is evaluated silently in the kernel (without) output in
        the frontend. Call `callback` with the
        `repr <http://docs.python.org/library/functions.html#repr> `_ as first argument

        Parameters
        ----------
        expr : string
            valid string to be executed by the kernel.
        callback : function
            function accepting one argument, as a string. The string will be
            the `repr` of the result of evaluating `expr`

        The `callback` is called with the `repr()` of the result of `expr` as
        first argument. To get the object, do `eval()` on the passed value.

        See Also
        --------
        _handle_exec_callback : private method, deal with calling callback with reply