diff --git a/IPython/frontend.py b/IPython/frontend.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/IPython/frontend.py
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+import sys
+import types
+
+
+class ShimModule(types.ModuleType):
+
+    def __getattribute__(self, key):
+        exec 'from IPython import %s' % key
+        return eval(key)
+
+sys.modules['IPython.frontend'] = ShimModule('frontend')