ipmaker: force (reload?) import of ipy_user_conf and ipy_profile_foo, so that embedded instances can be relaunched and configuration is still done

IPython/ipmaker.py

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 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """
 IPython -- An enhanced Interactive Python
 
 Requires Python 2.1 or better.
 
 This file contains the main make_IPython() starter function.
 
 $Id: ipmaker.py 2930 2008-01-11 07:03:11Z vivainio $"""
 
 #*****************************************************************************
 #       Copyright (C) 2001-2006 Fernando Perez. <[e-mail]>
 #
 #  Distributed under the terms of the BSD License.  The full license is in
 #  the file COPYING, distributed as part of this software.
 #*****************************************************************************
 
 from IPython import Release
 __author__  = '%s <%s>' % Release.authors['Fernando']
 __license__ = Release.license
 __version__ = Release.version
 
 try:
     credits._Printer__data = """
     Python: %s
 
     IPython: Fernando Perez, Janko Hauser, Nathan Gray, and many users.
     See http://ipython.scipy.org for more information.""" \
     % credits._Printer__data
 
     copyright._Printer__data += """
 
     Copyright (c) 2001-2004 Fernando Perez, Janko Hauser, Nathan Gray.
     All Rights Reserved."""
 except NameError:
     # Can happen if ipython was started with 'python -S', so that site.py is
     # not loaded
     pass
 
 #****************************************************************************
 # Required modules
 
 # From the standard library
 import __main__
 import __builtin__
 import os
 import re
 import sys
 import types
 from pprint import pprint,pformat
 
 # Our own
 from IPython import DPyGetOpt
 from IPython.ipstruct import Struct
 from IPython.OutputTrap import OutputTrap
 from IPython.ConfigLoader import ConfigLoader
 from IPython.iplib import InteractiveShell
 from IPython.usage import cmd_line_usage,interactive_usage
 from IPython.genutils import *
 
+def force_import(modname):
+    if modname in sys.modules:
+        print "reload",modname
+        reload(sys.modules[modname])
+    else:
+        __import__(modname)
+        
+
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def make_IPython(argv=None,user_ns=None,user_global_ns=None,debug=1,
                  rc_override=None,shell_class=InteractiveShell,
                  embedded=False,**kw):
     """This is a dump of IPython into a single function.
 
     Later it will have to be broken up in a sensible manner.
 
     Arguments:
 
     - argv: a list similar to sys.argv[1:].  It should NOT contain the desired
     script name, b/c DPyGetOpt strips the first argument only for the real
     sys.argv.
 
     - user_ns: a dict to be used as the user's namespace."""
 
     #----------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Defaults and initialization
     
     # For developer debugging, deactivates crash handler and uses pdb.
     DEVDEBUG = False
 
     if argv is None:
         argv = sys.argv
 
     # __IP is the main global that lives throughout and represents the whole
     # application. If the user redefines it, all bets are off as to what
     # happens.
 
     # __IP is the name of he global which the caller will have accessible as
     # __IP.name. We set its name via the first parameter passed to
     # InteractiveShell:
 
     IP = shell_class('__IP',user_ns=user_ns,user_global_ns=user_global_ns,
                      embedded=embedded,**kw)
 
     # Put 'help' in the user namespace
     from site import _Helper
     IP.user_config_ns = {}
     IP.user_ns['help'] = _Helper()
 
 
     if DEVDEBUG:
         # For developer debugging only (global flag)
         from IPython import ultraTB
         sys.excepthook = ultraTB.VerboseTB(call_pdb=1)
 
     IP.BANNER_PARTS = ['Python %s\n'
                          'Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" '
                          'for more information.\n'
                          % (sys.version.split('\n')[0],),
                          "IPython %s -- An enhanced Interactive Python."
                          % (__version__,),
 """\
 ?         -> Introduction and overview of IPython's features.
 %quickref -> Quick reference.
 help      -> Python's own help system.
 object?   -> Details about 'object'. ?object also works, ?? prints more.
 """ ]
 
     IP.usage = interactive_usage
 
     # Platform-dependent suffix and directory names.  We use _ipython instead
     # of .ipython under win32 b/c there's software that breaks with .named
     # directories on that platform.
     if os.name == 'posix':
         rc_suffix = ''
         ipdir_def = '.ipython'
     else:
         rc_suffix = '.ini'
         ipdir_def = '_ipython'
 
     # default directory for configuration
     ipythondir_def = os.path.abspath(os.environ.get('IPYTHONDIR',
                                  os.path.join(IP.home_dir,ipdir_def)))
 
     sys.path.insert(0, '') # add . to sys.path. Fix from Prabhu Ramachandran
 
     # we need the directory where IPython itself is installed
     import IPython
     IPython_dir = os.path.dirname(IPython.__file__)
     del IPython
     
     #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Command line handling
 
     # Valid command line options (uses DPyGetOpt syntax, like Perl's
     # GetOpt::Long)
 
     # Any key not listed here gets deleted even if in the file (like session
     # or profile). That's deliberate, to maintain the rc namespace clean.
 
     # Each set of options appears twice: under _conv only the names are
     # listed, indicating which type they must be converted to when reading the
     # ipythonrc file. And under DPyGetOpt they are listed with the regular
     # DPyGetOpt syntax (=s,=i,:f,etc).
 
     # Make sure there's a space before each end of line (they get auto-joined!)
     cmdline_opts = ('autocall=i autoindent! automagic! banner! cache_size|cs=i '
                     'c=s classic|cl color_info! colors=s confirm_exit! '
                     'debug! deep_reload! editor=s log|l messages! nosep '
                     'object_info_string_level=i pdb! '
                     'pprint! prompt_in1|pi1=s prompt_in2|pi2=s prompt_out|po=s '
                     'pydb! '
                     'pylab_import_all! '
                     'quick screen_length|sl=i prompts_pad_left=i '
                     'logfile|lf=s logplay|lp=s profile|p=s '
                     'readline! readline_merge_completions! '
                     'readline_omit__names! '
                     'rcfile=s separate_in|si=s separate_out|so=s '
                     'separate_out2|so2=s xmode=s wildcards_case_sensitive! '
                     'magic_docstrings system_verbose! '
                     'multi_line_specials! '
                     'term_title! wxversion=s '
                     'autoedit_syntax!')
 
     # Options that can *only* appear at the cmd line (not in rcfiles).
     
     # The "ignore" option is a kludge so that Emacs buffers don't crash, since
     # the 'C-c !' command in emacs automatically appends a -i option at the end.
     cmdline_only = ('help interact|i ipythondir=s Version upgrade '
                     'gthread! qthread! q4thread! wthread! tkthread! pylab! tk!')
 
     # Build the actual name list to be used by DPyGetOpt
     opts_names = qw(cmdline_opts) + qw(cmdline_only)
 
     # Set sensible command line defaults.
     # This should have everything from  cmdline_opts and cmdline_only
     opts_def = Struct(autocall = 1,
                       autoedit_syntax = 0,
                       autoindent = 0,
                       automagic = 1,
                       autoexec = [],
                       banner = 1,
                       c = '',
                       cache_size = 1000,
                       classic = 0,
                       color_info = 0,
                       colors = 'NoColor',
                       confirm_exit = 1,
                       debug = 0,
                       deep_reload = 0,
                       editor = '0',
                       gthread = 0,
                       help = 0,
                       interact = 1,
                       ipythondir = ipythondir_def,
                       log = 0,
                       logfile = '',
                       logplay = '',
                       messages = 1,
                       multi_line_specials = 1,
                       nosep = 0,
                       object_info_string_level = 0,
                       pdb = 0,
                       pprint = 0,
                       profile = '',
                       prompt_in1 = 'In [\\#]: ',
                       prompt_in2 = '   .\\D.: ',
                       prompt_out = 'Out[\\#]: ',
                       prompts_pad_left = 1,
                       pylab = 0,
                       pylab_import_all = 1,
                       q4thread = 0,
                       qthread = 0,
                       quick = 0,
                       quiet = 0,
                       rcfile = 'ipythonrc' + rc_suffix,
                       readline = 1,
                       readline_merge_completions = 1,
                       readline_omit__names = 0,
                       screen_length = 0,
                       separate_in = '\n',
                       separate_out = '\n',
                       separate_out2 = '',
                       system_header = 'IPython system call: ',
                       system_verbose = 0,
                       term_title = 1,
                       tk = 0,
                       upgrade = 0,
                       Version = 0,
                       wildcards_case_sensitive = 1,
                       wthread = 0,
                       wxversion = '0',
                       xmode = 'Context',
                       magic_docstrings = 0,  # undocumented, for doc generation
                       )
     
     # Things that will *only* appear in rcfiles (not at the command line).
     # Make sure there's a space before each end of line (they get auto-joined!)
     rcfile_opts = { qwflat: 'include import_mod import_all execfile ',
                     qw_lol: 'import_some ',
                     # for things with embedded whitespace:
                     list_strings:'execute alias readline_parse_and_bind ',
                     # Regular strings need no conversion:
                     None:'readline_remove_delims ',
                     }
     # Default values for these
     rc_def = Struct(include = [],
                     import_mod = [], 
                     import_all = [],
                     import_some = [[]],
                     execute = [],
                     execfile = [],
                     alias = [],
                     readline_parse_and_bind = [],
                     readline_remove_delims = '',
                     )
 
     # Build the type conversion dictionary from the above tables:
     typeconv = rcfile_opts.copy()
     typeconv.update(optstr2types(cmdline_opts))
 
     # FIXME: the None key appears in both, put that back together by hand. Ugly!
     typeconv[None] += ' ' + rcfile_opts[None]
 
     # Remove quotes at ends of all strings (used to protect spaces)
     typeconv[unquote_ends] = typeconv[None]
     del typeconv[None]
 
     # Build the list we'll use to make all config decisions with defaults:
     opts_all = opts_def.copy()
     opts_all.update(rc_def)
 
     # Build conflict resolver for recursive loading of config files:
     # - preserve means the outermost file maintains the value, it is not
     # overwritten if an included file has the same key.
     # - add_flip applies + to the two values, so it better make sense to add
     # those types of keys. But it flips them first so that things loaded
     # deeper in the inclusion chain have lower precedence.
     conflict = {'preserve': ' '.join([ typeconv[int],
                                        typeconv[unquote_ends] ]),
                 'add_flip': ' '.join([ typeconv[qwflat],
                                        typeconv[qw_lol],
                                        typeconv[list_strings] ])
                 }
 
     # Now actually process the command line
     getopt = DPyGetOpt.DPyGetOpt()
     getopt.setIgnoreCase(0)
 
     getopt.parseConfiguration(opts_names)
 
     try:
         getopt.processArguments(argv)
     except DPyGetOpt.ArgumentError, exc:
         print cmd_line_usage
         warn('\nError in Arguments: "%s"' % exc)
         sys.exit(1)
 
     # convert the options dict to a struct for much lighter syntax later
     opts = Struct(getopt.optionValues)
     args = getopt.freeValues
 
     # this is the struct (which has default values at this point) with which
     # we make all decisions:
     opts_all.update(opts)
 
     # Options that force an immediate exit
     if opts_all.help:
         page(cmd_line_usage)
         sys.exit()
 
     if opts_all.Version:
         print __version__
         sys.exit()
 
     if opts_all.magic_docstrings:
         IP.magic_magic('-latex')
         sys.exit()
 
     # add personal ipythondir to sys.path so that users can put things in
     # there for customization
     sys.path.append(os.path.abspath(opts_all.ipythondir))
 
     # Create user config directory if it doesn't exist. This must be done
     # *after* getting the cmd line options.
     if not os.path.isdir(opts_all.ipythondir):
         IP.user_setup(opts_all.ipythondir,rc_suffix,'install')
 
     # upgrade user config files while preserving a copy of the originals
     if opts_all.upgrade:
         IP.user_setup(opts_all.ipythondir,rc_suffix,'upgrade')
 
     # check mutually exclusive options in the *original* command line
     mutex_opts(opts,[qw('log logfile'),qw('rcfile profile'),
                      qw('classic profile'),qw('classic rcfile')])
 
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Log replay
     
     # if -logplay, we need to 'become' the other session. That basically means
     # replacing the current command line environment with that of the old
     # session and moving on.
 
     # this is needed so that later we know we're in session reload mode, as
     # opts_all will get overwritten:
     load_logplay = 0
 
     if opts_all.logplay:
         load_logplay = opts_all.logplay 
         opts_debug_save = opts_all.debug
         try:
             logplay = open(opts_all.logplay)
         except IOError:
             if opts_all.debug: IP.InteractiveTB()
             warn('Could not open logplay file '+`opts_all.logplay`)
             # restore state as if nothing had happened and move on, but make
             # sure that later we don't try to actually load the session file
             logplay = None
             load_logplay = 0
             del opts_all.logplay
         else:
             try: 
                 logplay.readline()
                 logplay.readline();
                 # this reloads that session's command line
                 cmd = logplay.readline()[6:] 
                 exec cmd
                 # restore the true debug flag given so that the process of
                 # session loading itself can be monitored.
                 opts.debug = opts_debug_save
                 # save the logplay flag so later we don't overwrite the log
                 opts.logplay = load_logplay
                 # now we must update our own structure with defaults
                 opts_all.update(opts)
                 # now load args
                 cmd = logplay.readline()[6:] 
                 exec cmd
                 logplay.close()
             except:
                 logplay.close()
                 if opts_all.debug: IP.InteractiveTB()
                 warn("Logplay file lacking full configuration information.\n"
                      "I'll try to read it, but some things may not work.")
 
     #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # set up output traps: catch all output from files, being run, modules
     # loaded, etc. Then give it to the user in a clean form at the end.
     
     msg_out = 'Output messages. '
     msg_err = 'Error messages. '
     msg_sep = '\n'
     msg = Struct(config    = OutputTrap('Configuration Loader',msg_out,
                                         msg_err,msg_sep,debug,
                                         quiet_out=1),
                  user_exec = OutputTrap('User File Execution',msg_out,
                                         msg_err,msg_sep,debug),
                  logplay   = OutputTrap('Log Loader',msg_out,
                                         msg_err,msg_sep,debug),
                  summary = ''
                  )
 
     #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Process user ipythonrc-type configuration files
 
     # turn on output trapping and log to msg.config
     # remember that with debug on, trapping is actually disabled
     msg.config.trap_all()
 
     # look for rcfile in current or default directory
     try:
         opts_all.rcfile = filefind(opts_all.rcfile,opts_all.ipythondir)
     except IOError:
         if opts_all.debug:  IP.InteractiveTB()
         warn('Configuration file %s not found. Ignoring request.'
              % (opts_all.rcfile) )
 
     # 'profiles' are a shorthand notation for config filenames
     profile_handled_by_legacy = False
     if opts_all.profile:
             
         try:
             opts_all.rcfile = filefind('ipythonrc-' + opts_all.profile
                                        + rc_suffix,
                                        opts_all.ipythondir)
             profile_handled_by_legacy = True
         except IOError:
            if opts_all.debug:  IP.InteractiveTB()
            opts.profile = ''  # remove profile from options if invalid
            # We won't warn anymore, primary method is ipy_profile_PROFNAME
            # which does trigger a warning.
 
     # load the config file
     rcfiledata = None
     if opts_all.quick:
         print 'Launching IPython in quick mode. No config file read.'
     elif opts_all.rcfile:
         try:
             cfg_loader = ConfigLoader(conflict)
             rcfiledata = cfg_loader.load(opts_all.rcfile,typeconv,
                                          'include',opts_all.ipythondir,
                                          purge = 1,
                                          unique = conflict['preserve'])
         except:
             IP.InteractiveTB()
             warn('Problems loading configuration file '+
                  `opts_all.rcfile`+
                  '\nStarting with default -bare bones- configuration.')
     else:
         warn('No valid configuration file found in either currrent directory\n'+
              'or in the IPython config. directory: '+`opts_all.ipythondir`+
              '\nProceeding with internal defaults.')
 
     #------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Set exception handlers in mode requested by user.
     otrap = OutputTrap(trap_out=1)  # trap messages from magic_xmode
     IP.magic_xmode(opts_all.xmode)
     otrap.release_out()
 
     #------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Execute user config
 
     # Create a valid config structure with the right precedence order:
     # defaults < rcfile < command line.  This needs to be in the instance, so
     # that method calls below that rely on it find it.
     IP.rc = rc_def.copy()
 
     # Work with a local alias inside this routine to avoid unnecessary
     # attribute lookups.
     IP_rc = IP.rc
     
     IP_rc.update(opts_def)
     if rcfiledata:
         # now we can update 
         IP_rc.update(rcfiledata)
     IP_rc.update(opts)
     IP_rc.update(rc_override)
 
     # Store the original cmd line for reference:
     IP_rc.opts = opts
     IP_rc.args = args
 
     # create a *runtime* Struct like rc for holding parameters which may be
     # created and/or modified by runtime user extensions.
     IP.runtime_rc = Struct()
 
     # from this point on, all config should be handled through IP_rc,
     # opts* shouldn't be used anymore.
 
     
     # update IP_rc with some special things that need manual
     # tweaks. Basically options which affect other options. I guess this
     # should just be written so that options are fully orthogonal and we
     # wouldn't worry about this stuff!
 
     if IP_rc.classic:
         IP_rc.quick = 1
         IP_rc.cache_size = 0
         IP_rc.pprint = 0
         IP_rc.prompt_in1 = '>>> '
         IP_rc.prompt_in2 = '... '
         IP_rc.prompt_out = ''
         IP_rc.separate_in = IP_rc.separate_out = IP_rc.separate_out2 = '0'
         IP_rc.colors = 'NoColor'
         IP_rc.xmode = 'Plain'
 
     IP.pre_config_initialization()
     # configure readline
     # Define the history file for saving commands in between sessions
     if IP_rc.profile:
         histfname = 'history-%s' % IP_rc.profile
     else:
         histfname = 'history'
     IP.histfile = os.path.join(opts_all.ipythondir,histfname)
 
     # update exception handlers with rc file status
     otrap.trap_out()  # I don't want these messages ever.
     IP.magic_xmode(IP_rc.xmode)
     otrap.release_out()
 
     # activate logging if requested and not reloading a log
     if IP_rc.logplay:
         IP.magic_logstart(IP_rc.logplay + ' append')
     elif  IP_rc.logfile:
         IP.magic_logstart(IP_rc.logfile)
     elif IP_rc.log:
         IP.magic_logstart()
 
     # find user editor so that it we don't have to look it up constantly
     if IP_rc.editor.strip()=='0':
         try:
             ed = os.environ['EDITOR']
         except KeyError:
             if os.name == 'posix':
                 ed = 'vi'  # the only one guaranteed to be there!
             else:
                 ed = 'notepad' # same in Windows!
         IP_rc.editor = ed
 
     # Keep track of whether this is an embedded instance or not (useful for
     # post-mortems).
     IP_rc.embedded = IP.embedded
 
     # Recursive reload
     try:
         from IPython import deep_reload
         if IP_rc.deep_reload:
             __builtin__.reload = deep_reload.reload
         else:
             __builtin__.dreload = deep_reload.reload
         del deep_reload
     except ImportError:
         pass
 
     # Save the current state of our namespace so that the interactive shell
     # can later know which variables have been created by us from config files
     # and loading. This way, loading a file (in any way) is treated just like
     # defining things on the command line, and %who works as expected.
 
     # DON'T do anything that affects the namespace beyond this point!
     IP.internal_ns.update(__main__.__dict__)
 
     #IP.internal_ns.update(locals()) # so our stuff doesn't show up in %who
 
     # Now run through the different sections of the users's config
     if IP_rc.debug:    
         print 'Trying to execute the following configuration structure:'
         print '(Things listed first are deeper in the inclusion tree and get'
         print 'loaded first).\n'
         pprint(IP_rc.__dict__)
         
     for mod in IP_rc.import_mod:
         try:
             exec 'import '+mod in IP.user_ns
         except :
             IP.InteractiveTB()
             import_fail_info(mod)
 
     for mod_fn in IP_rc.import_some:
         if not mod_fn == []: 
             mod,fn = mod_fn[0],','.join(mod_fn[1:])
             try:
                 exec 'from '+mod+' import '+fn in IP.user_ns
             except :
                 IP.InteractiveTB()
                 import_fail_info(mod,fn)
 
     for mod in IP_rc.import_all:
         try:
             exec 'from '+mod+' import *' in IP.user_ns
         except :
             IP.InteractiveTB()
             import_fail_info(mod)
 
     for code in IP_rc.execute:
         try:
             exec code in IP.user_ns
         except:
             IP.InteractiveTB()
             warn('Failure executing code: ' + `code`)
 
     # Execute the files the user wants in ipythonrc
     for file in IP_rc.execfile:
         try:
             file = filefind(file,sys.path+[IPython_dir])
         except IOError:
             warn(itpl('File $file not found. Skipping it.'))
         else:
             IP.safe_execfile(os.path.expanduser(file),IP.user_ns)
 
     # finally, try importing ipy_*_conf for final configuration
     try:
         import ipy_system_conf
     except ImportError:
         if opts_all.debug:  IP.InteractiveTB()
         warn("Could not import 'ipy_system_conf'")        
     except:
         IP.InteractiveTB()
         import_fail_info('ipy_system_conf')
         
     # only import prof module if ipythonrc-PROF was not found
     if opts_all.profile and not profile_handled_by_legacy:
         profmodname = 'ipy_profile_' + opts_all.profile
         try:
-            __import__(profmodname)
+            
+            force_import(profmodname)
         except:
             IP.InteractiveTB()
             print "Error importing",profmodname,"- perhaps you should run %upgrade?"
             import_fail_info(profmodname)
     else:
-        import ipy_profile_none
-    try:    
-        import ipy_user_conf
+        force_import('ipy_profile_none')
+    try:
+            
+        force_import('ipy_user_conf')
         
     except:
         conf = opts_all.ipythondir + "/ipy_user_conf.py"
         IP.InteractiveTB()
         if not os.path.isfile(conf):
             warn(conf + ' does not exist, please run %upgrade!')
 
         import_fail_info("ipy_user_conf")
 
     # finally, push the argv to options again to ensure highest priority
     IP_rc.update(opts)
     
     # release stdout and stderr and save config log into a global summary
     msg.config.release_all()
     if IP_rc.messages:
         msg.summary += msg.config.summary_all()
 
     #------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Setup interactive session
 
     # Now we should be fully configured. We can then execute files or load
     # things only needed for interactive use. Then we'll open the shell.
 
     # Take a snapshot of the user namespace before opening the shell. That way
     # we'll be able to identify which things were interactively defined and
     # which were defined through config files.
     IP.user_config_ns.update(IP.user_ns)
 
     # Force reading a file as if it were a session log. Slower but safer.
     if load_logplay:
         print 'Replaying log...'
         try:
             if IP_rc.debug:
                 logplay_quiet = 0
             else:
                  logplay_quiet = 1
 
             msg.logplay.trap_all()
             IP.safe_execfile(load_logplay,IP.user_ns,
                              islog = 1, quiet = logplay_quiet)
             msg.logplay.release_all()
             if IP_rc.messages:
                 msg.summary += msg.logplay.summary_all()
         except:
             warn('Problems replaying logfile %s.' % load_logplay)
             IP.InteractiveTB()
 
     # Load remaining files in command line
     msg.user_exec.trap_all()
 
     # Do NOT execute files named in the command line as scripts to be loaded
     # by embedded instances.  Doing so has the potential for an infinite
     # recursion if there are exceptions thrown in the process.
 
     # XXX FIXME: the execution of user files should be moved out to after
     # ipython is fully initialized, just as if they were run via %run at the
     # ipython prompt.  This would also give them the benefit of ipython's
     # nice tracebacks.
 
     if (not embedded and IP_rc.args and 
         not IP_rc.args[0].lower().endswith('.ipy')):
         name_save = IP.user_ns['__name__']
         IP.user_ns['__name__'] = '__main__'
         # Set our own excepthook in case the user code tries to call it
         # directly. This prevents triggering the IPython crash handler.
         old_excepthook,sys.excepthook = sys.excepthook, IP.excepthook
 
         save_argv = sys.argv[1:] # save it for later restoring
         
         sys.argv = args
         
         try:
             IP.safe_execfile(args[0], IP.user_ns)
         finally:
             # Reset our crash handler in place
             sys.excepthook = old_excepthook
             sys.argv[:] = save_argv
             IP.user_ns['__name__'] = name_save
         
     msg.user_exec.release_all()
 
     if IP_rc.messages:
         msg.summary += msg.user_exec.summary_all()
 
     # since we can't specify a null string on the cmd line, 0 is the equivalent:
     if IP_rc.nosep:
         IP_rc.separate_in = IP_rc.separate_out = IP_rc.separate_out2 = '0'
     if IP_rc.separate_in == '0': IP_rc.separate_in = ''
     if IP_rc.separate_out == '0': IP_rc.separate_out = ''
     if IP_rc.separate_out2 == '0': IP_rc.separate_out2 = ''
     IP_rc.separate_in = IP_rc.separate_in.replace('\\n','\n')
     IP_rc.separate_out = IP_rc.separate_out.replace('\\n','\n')
     IP_rc.separate_out2 = IP_rc.separate_out2.replace('\\n','\n')
 
     # Determine how many lines at the bottom of the screen are needed for
     # showing prompts, so we can know wheter long strings are to be printed or
     # paged:
     num_lines_bot = IP_rc.separate_in.count('\n')+1
     IP_rc.screen_length = IP_rc.screen_length - num_lines_bot
 
     # configure startup banner
     if IP_rc.c:  # regular python doesn't print the banner with -c
         IP_rc.banner = 0
     if IP_rc.banner:
         BANN_P = IP.BANNER_PARTS
     else:
         BANN_P = []
 
     if IP_rc.profile: BANN_P.append('IPython profile: %s\n' % IP_rc.profile)
 
     # add message log (possibly empty)
     if msg.summary: BANN_P.append(msg.summary)
     # Final banner is a string
     IP.BANNER = '\n'.join(BANN_P)
 
     # Finalize the IPython instance.  This assumes the rc structure is fully
     # in place.
     IP.post_config_initialization()
 
     return IP
 #************************ end of file <ipmaker.py> **************************