Method retrieve_alias

IPython/core/alias.py:252–258

Retrieve the command to which an alias expands.

(self, name)

            self.undefine_alias(name)

    def retrieve_alias(self, name):
        """Retrieve the command to which an alias expands."""
        caller = self.get_alias(name)
        if caller:
            return caller.cmd
        else:
            raise ValueError('%s is not an alias' % name)