you are right, I meant C-y ;)

I have these templates defined in my setup:

;; * Expansions for blocks
;; add <p for python expansion
(add-to-list 'org-structure-template-alist
             '("p" "#+BEGIN_SRC python\n?\n#+END_SRC" "<src
lang=\"python\">\n?\n</src>"))

;; add <por for python expansion with raw output
(add-to-list 'org-structure-template-alist
             '("por" "#+BEGIN_SRC python :results output raw\n?\n#+END_SRC"
"<src lang=\"python\">\n?\n</src>"))

;; add <pv for python expansion with value
(add-to-list 'org-structure-template-alist
             '("pv" "#+BEGIN_SRC python :results value\n?\n#+END_SRC" "<src
lang=\"python\">\n?\n</src>"))

;; add <el for emacs-lisp expansion
(add-to-list 'org-structure-template-alist
             '("el" "#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp\n?\n#+END_SRC" "<src
lang=\"emacs-lisp\">\n?\n</src>"))

;; add <sh for shell
(add-to-list 'org-structure-template-alist
             '("sh" "#+BEGIN_SRC sh\n?\n#+END_SRC" "<src
lang=\"shell\">\n?\n</src>"))

John

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On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 11:08 AM, Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo <
jorge.alfaro-murillo@yale.edu> wrote:

> John Kitchin writes:
>
>  I like this kind of keyboard shortcut:
>> For python: <p TAB C-w
>> For emacs-lisp
>> <el TAB C-w
>>
>
> I agree, this is the best method. Although probably you mean C-y instead
> of C-w.
>
> For the record, this requires you to set up `org-structure-template-alist'
> to include python and emacs-lisp. For example, I use p and E, for python
> and emacs-lisp, so in my .emacs I have:
>
> #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
>  (eval-after-load "org"
>         '(progn
>            (add-to-list 'org-structure-template-alist
>                         '("E"
>                           "#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp\n?\n#+END_SRC"
>                           "<src
>  lang=\\"emacs-lisp\\">\n\n?</src>"))
>            (add-to-list 'org-structure-template-alist
>                         '("p"
>                           "#+BEGIN_SRC python\n?\n#+END_SRC"
>                           "<src
>  lang=\\"python\\">\n\n?</src>"))))
> #+END_SRC
>
> I even use the method in message-mode, for writing emails with code, like
> I just did now =)
>
> Best,
>
> --
> Jorge.
>
>
>