Re: [O] How to initiate source edits

[Andreas Röhler]

Hi Alexander,

Am 07.05.2013 10:22, schrieb Alexander Baier:
> Hi Andreas,
>
> Andreas Röhler <address@hidden> writes:
> > Am 03.05.2013 10:34, schrieb Myles English:
> > > Hi Andreas,
> > >
> > > Andreas Röhler writes:
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > have in some source file, let's assume Python, the following:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > foo = {
> > > >        "bar": (
> > > >             "baz",
> > > >             "qux",
> > > >        ),
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > > What is the best way to put this into an
> > > >
> > > > #+BEGIN_SRC python
> > > >
> > > > foo = {
> > > >        "bar": (
> > > >             "baz",
> > > >             "qux",
> > > >        ),
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > > #+END_SRC
> > >
> > > A literal answer would be:
> > >
> > > echo "#+BEGIN_SRC python\n" > newfile.org
> > > cat somefile.py             >> newfile.org
> > > echo "\n#+END_SRC\n"        >> newfile.org
> > >
> > > Myles
> >
> > ahh, that's great too :)
> >
> > BTW think it should exist a way to transform a region accordingly. Will open a 
> > separate thread maybe.
> >
> > Andreas
>
> You might want to take a look at Yasnippet, which in fact can transform
> a region into a source code block, as you describe it.  Have a look at
> the User Guide[1] for writing snippets.
>
> Regards,
> Alex
> ___
> [1]  
> http://capitaomorte.github.io/yasnippet/snippet-development.html#yas-wrap-around-region

Thanks pointing at that great tool.
In the precise case the command looked for was mentioned at the separate thread:

org-babel-demarcate-block

Best,

Andreas