diff --git a/ipython.py b/ipython.py
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--- a/ipython.py
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-#!/usr/bin/env python
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-"""IPython -- An enhanced Interactive Python
-
-The actual ipython script to be installed with 'python setup.py install' is
-generated by setuptool via the `console_scripts` mechanism.  This file is here
-(ipython source root directory) to facilitate non-root 'zero-installation'
-(just copy the source tree somewhere and run ipython.py) and development.
-
-"""
-
-if __name__ != "__main__":
-    raise RuntimeError('You are trying to import the ipython.py executable. '
-            'Did you mean to call "import IPython" (case-sensitive) instead?')
-
-# Ensure that the imported IPython is the local one, not a system-wide one
-import os, sys
-this_dir = os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0])
-sys.path.insert(0, this_dir)
-
-from setupbase import check_for_submodules, update_submodules
-
-if not check_for_submodules():
-    update_submodules()
-
-
-# Now proceed with execution
-execfile(os.path.join(
-    this_dir, 'IPython', 'scripts', 'ipython'
-))