From 120538295ebbc0b777c0edc07cfc979ccce2dafb 2011-12-06 19:32:05
From: MinRK <benjaminrk@gmail.com>
Date: 2011-12-06 19:32:05
Subject: [PATCH] handle exit in `ipython console`
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diff --git a/IPython/frontend/terminal/console/interactiveshell.py b/IPython/frontend/terminal/console/interactiveshell.py
index b2a2d6d..1c9075a 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/terminal/console/interactiveshell.py
+++ b/IPython/frontend/terminal/console/interactiveshell.py
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ class ZMQTerminalInteractiveShell(TerminalInteractiveShell):
         if (not cell) or cell.isspace():
             return
 
+        if cell.strip() == 'exit':
+            # explicitly handle 'exit' command
+            return self.ask_exit()
+
         self._executing = True
         # flush stale replies, which could have been ignored, due to missed heartbeats
         while self.km.shell_channel.msg_ready():