environment/lib/python2.7/site-packages/IPython/parallel/client/client.py
def activate(self, targets='all', suffix=''):
        """Create a DirectView and register it with IPython magics
        
        Defines the magics `%px, %autopx, %pxresult, %%px`
        
        Parameters
        ----------
        
        targets: int, list of ints, or 'all'
            The engines on which the view's magics will run
        suffix: str [default: '']
            The suffix, if any, for the magics.  This allows you to have
            multiple views associated with parallel magics at the same time.
            
            e.g. ``rc.activate(targets=0, suffix='0')`` will give you
            the magics ``%px0``, ``%pxresult0``, etc. for running magics just
            on engine 0.
        """
        view = self.direct_view(targets)
        view.block = True
        view.activate(suffix)
        return view
def activate(self, targets='all', suffix=''):
        """Create a DirectView and register it with IPython magics
        
        Defines the magics `%px, %autopx, %pxresult, %%px`
        
        Parameters
        ----------
        
        targets: int, list of ints, or 'all'
            The engines on which the view's magics will run
        suffix: str [default: '']
            The suffix, if any, for the magics.  This allows you to have
            multiple views associated with parallel magics at the same time.
            
            e.g. ``rc.activate(targets=0, suffix='0')`` will give you
            the magics ``%px0``, ``%pxresult0``, etc. for running magics just
            on engine 0.
        """
        view = self.direct_view(targets)
        view.block = True
        view.activate(suffix)
        return view
Create a DirectView and register it with IPython magics
        
        Defines the magics `%px, %autopx, %pxresult, %%px`
        
        Parameters
        ----------
        
        targets: int, list of ints, or 'all'
            The engines on which the view's magics will run
        suffix: str [default: '']
            The suffix, if any, for the magics.  This allows you to have
            multiple views associated with parallel magics at the same time.
            
            e.g. ``rc.activate(targets=0, suffix='0')`` will give you
            the magics ``%px0``, ``%pxresult0``, etc. for running magics just
            on engine 0.