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Error when with reset command to clear variables

I know how to clear one variable in a notebook cell. I.e. del c to clear the variable named 'c'.

Why do we get an error while attempting to reset all namespace variables with command
%reset ?

Thanks

2 responses

Hi Lee,

For security reasons, we have an explicit whitelist of functions and libraries that are allowed in the Research environment (listed on our FAQ page under 'What libraries does Quantopian support?'. We also don't currently allow any of IPython's "magic" commands like %reset, with the exception of ? and ??, which are allowed. The best way to reset all namespace variables is to restart the notebook. Unfortunately this also means you will have to re-import all of the libraries that you're using, but it should also reset all of your namespace variables.

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Perfect answer. Thanks