diff --git a/test/test_embed.py b/test/test_embed.py
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-""" An example of one way to embed IPython in your own application 
-
-This basically means starting up IPython with some of your programs objects visible in the IPython 
-user namespace.
-
-"""
-
-import sys
-sys.path.insert(1,'..')
-
-import IPython.ipapi
-
-
-
-def test_session(shellclass):
-    print "*****************\nLaunch shell for",shellclass
-    my_ns = dict(a=10)
-    ses = IPython.ipapi.make_session(my_ns, shellclass=shellclass)
-    
-    # Now get the ipapi instance, to be stored somewhere in your program for manipulation of the running 
-    # IPython session. See http://ipython.scipy.org/moin/IpythonExtensionApi
-    
-    ip = ses.IP.getapi()   
-    
-    # let's play with the ipapi a bit, creating a magic function for a soon-to-be-started IPython
-    def mymagic_f(self,s):
-        print "mymagic says",s
-    
-    ip.expose_magic("mymagic",mymagic_f)
-    
-    # And finally, start the IPython interaction! This will block until you say Exit.
-    
-    ses.mainloop()
-    
-    print "IPython session for shell ",shellclass," finished! namespace content:"
-    for k,v in my_ns.items():
-        print k,':',str(v)[:80].rstrip()
-    
-import  IPython.Shell    
-
-def do_test(arg_line):
-    test_session(IPython.Shell._select_shell(arg_line.split()))
-
-do_test('')
-do_test('ipython -gthread')
-do_test('ipython -q4thread')
-do_test('ipython -pylab')
-do_test('ipython -pylab -gthread')
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