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# Module: `nbconvert.preprocessors.highlightmagics`

This preprocessor detect cells using a different language through magic extensions such as %%R or %%octave. Cell’s metadata is marked so that the appropriate highlighter can be used in the highlight filter.

## 1 Class

class `IPython.nbconvert.preprocessors.highlightmagics.``HighlightMagicsPreprocessor`(config=None, **kw)

  Bases: `IPython.nbconvert.preprocessors.base.Preprocessor`

  Detects and tags code cells that use a different languages than Python.

  `__init__`(config=None, **kw)

    Public constructor

  `preprocess_cell`(cell, resources, cell_index)

    Tags cells using a magic extension language

    Parameters: | cell : NotebookNode cell Notebook cell being processed resources : dictionary Additional resources used in the conversion process. Allows preprocessors to pass variables into the Jinja engine. cell_index : int Index of the cell being processed (see base.py)

  `which_magic_language`(source)

    When a cell uses another language through a magic extension, the other language is returned. If no language magic is detected, this function returns None.

    Parameters: | source: str : Source code of the cell to highlight

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