From 55d9f1bf50bfa5d566fef653338c10894ed77b82 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Rotermund <54365609+davrot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2023 17:55:01 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md

Signed-off-by: David Rotermund <54365609+davrot@users.noreply.github.com>
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 workflow/vscode_interactive/README.md | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/workflow/vscode_interactive/README.md b/workflow/vscode_interactive/README.md
index 915d90a..79f5225 100644
--- a/workflow/vscode_interactive/README.md
+++ b/workflow/vscode_interactive/README.md
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ Questions to [David Rotermund](mailto:davrot@uni-bremen.de)
 
 If you don't know what I am talking about, please read: [Python Interactive window](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/python/jupyter-support-py)
 
+## Executing a cell
+
+In the cell mode (# %%) you can use
+* SHIFT + ENTER to execute a cell or
+* CTRL + ENTER.
+
+The former moves the cursor into the next cell, while the later keeps the cursor that the original position.
+
 ## [Interactive plotting in # %% cells​](https://matplotlib.org/ipympl/)
 
 ```shell
@@ -32,6 +40,7 @@ The first time we use this command, vs code will need to download a plugin).
 Here an example:
 
 ```python
+# %%
 %matplotlib widget
 
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
@@ -49,6 +58,7 @@ Yes, mypy will give you an error and yes, you can not suppress it... but non you
 First we plot something but keep the handle:
 
 ```python
+# %%
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 import numpy as np
 
@@ -59,6 +69,7 @@ line = plt.plot(np.sin(np.linspace(0, 20, 100)))
 Then we can use to change the plot using the handle:
 
 ```python
+# %%
 line[0].remove()
 line = plt.plot(np.sin(5.0*np.linspace(0, 20, 100)))
 ```
@@ -66,6 +77,7 @@ line = plt.plot(np.sin(5.0*np.linspace(0, 20, 100)))
 If you don't know the handle, you can retrieve it like this: 
 
 ```python
+# %%
 handles = fig.gca().get_children()
 print(handles)
 ```
@@ -74,18 +86,24 @@ print(handles)
 [<matplotlib.lines.Line2D object at 0x7fe130f75310>, <matplotlib.spines.Spine object at 0x7fe130f1d710>, <matplotlib.spines.Spine object at 0x7fe130f1dcd0>, <matplotlib.spines.Spine object at 0x7fe130f1e210>, <matplotlib.spines.Spine object at 0x7fe130f1e750>, <matplotlib.axis.XAxis object at 0x7fe130f1ecd0>, <matplotlib.axis.YAxis object at 0x7fe1310b7350>, Text(0.5, 1.0, ''), Text(0.0, 1.0, ''), Text(1.0, 1.0, ''), <matplotlib.patches.Rectangle object at 0x7fe130f3cf10>]
 ```
 
+This allows us to do this: 
+
+```python
+# %%
+fig.gca().get_children()[0].remove()
+```
+
+### Re-Plotting
+
 You can use
 
 ```python
+# %%
 display(fig)
 ```
 
 for replotting the plot. However you will get a message from VS Code that display is not defined. It is defined but it doesn't know it. 
 
 
-This allows us to do this: 
 
-```python
-fig.gca().get_children()[0].remove()
-```