Hi Dov,

I think the easiest way is to use a SRC block with a mode that understands the iPython-REPL format - this would give you not only syntax highlighting, but also the possibility of executing code from Org-mode using org-babel. A quick search reveals two likely candidates:

https://github.com/millejoh/emacs-ipython-notebook <https://github.com/millejoh/emacs-ipython-notebook>
	Org-mode integration: http://millejoh.github.io/emacs-ipython-notebook/#org-mode-integration <http://millejoh.github.io/emacs-ipython-notebook/#org-mode-integration>
https://github.com/gregsexton/ob-ipython/ <https://github.com/gregsexton/ob-ipython/>

Best,
—Diego


> On 20 Apr 2018, at 11:27, Dov Grobgeld <dov.grobgeld@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I wonder if there is a "standard" way of quoting a REPL session in an org document. Right now I'm using #example, but I wonder if there is something richer. The ideal would be to get something that is syntax aware so that anything after the "prompt" is syntax highlighted.
> 
> Here is an example of a session that I would like to include literally in my document:
> 
> $ ipython
> Python 2.7.14 (default, Mar 14 2018, 13:36:31)
> Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
> IPython 5.3.0 -- An enhanced Interactive Python.
> ?         -> Introduction and overview of IPython's features.
> %quickref -> Quick reference.
> help      -> Python's own help system.
> object?   -> Details about 'object', use 'object??' for extra details.
> In [1]: import pandas as pd
> In [2]: df = pd.read_csv('/tmp/foo.csv')
> In [3]: df
> Out[3]:
>   Animal  Weight        Color
> 0   Bear     200        Brown
> 1    Cat       5       Orange
> 2    Dog      10  Black&White
> In [4]:
> 
> I would e.g. like this to look as follows in the exported document (but with colored selectable text, not through an image!):
> 
> <foo.png>
> ​
> Thanks in advance!
> Dov