diff --git a/IPython/html/__main__.py b/IPython/html/__main__.py
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+++ b/IPython/html/__main__.py
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+if __name__ == '__main__':
+ from IPython.html import notebookapp as app
+ app.launch_new_instance()
diff --git a/IPython/kernel/__main__.py b/IPython/kernel/__main__.py
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+++ b/IPython/kernel/__main__.py
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+if __name__ == '__main__':
+ from IPython.kernel.zmq import kernelapp as app
+ app.launch_new_instance()
diff --git a/IPython/parallel/cluster.py b/IPython/parallel/cluster.py
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+++ b/IPython/parallel/cluster.py
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+if __name__ == '__main__':
+ from IPython.parallel.apps import ipclusterapp as app
+ app.launch_new_instance()
diff --git a/IPython/parallel/controller/__main__.py b/IPython/parallel/controller/__main__.py
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+++ b/IPython/parallel/controller/__main__.py
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+if __name__ == '__main__':
+ from IPython.parallel.apps import ipcontrollerapp as app
+ app.launch_new_instance()
diff --git a/IPython/parallel/engine/__main__.py b/IPython/parallel/engine/__main__.py
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+++ b/IPython/parallel/engine/__main__.py
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+if __name__ == '__main__':
+ from IPython.parallel.apps import ipengineapp as app
+ app.launch_new_instance()
diff --git a/IPython/parallel/logger.py b/IPython/parallel/logger.py
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+++ b/IPython/parallel/logger.py
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+if __name__ == '__main__':
+ from IPython.parallel.apps import iploggerapp as app
+ app.launch_new_instance()
diff --git a/IPython/qt/console/__main__.py b/IPython/qt/console/__main__.py
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+++ b/IPython/qt/console/__main__.py
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+if __name__ == '__main__':
+ from IPython.qt.console import qtconsoleapp as app
+ app.launch_new_instance()
diff --git a/IPython/terminal/console/__main__.py b/IPython/terminal/console/__main__.py
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+++ b/IPython/terminal/console/__main__.py
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+if __name__ == '__main__':
+ from IPython.terminal.console import app
+ app.launch_new_instance()
diff --git a/IPython/testing/__main__.py b/IPython/testing/__main__.py
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+++ b/IPython/testing/__main__.py
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+if __name__ == '__main__':
+ from IPython.testing import iptestcontroller
+ iptestcontroller.main()