I'm using emacs. When I paste I lose the selection. I'll check if there is some special command in the Python mode for that.

I'll also google that %paste. Thanks.

Edit: I googled that and installed IPython 5.1.0 (sudo pip install ipython) I can paste lines at any indentation level now and they work, or type spaces at the beginning of the line. %paste is not required.

I would upvote you again if I could. Thanks again!