Expanded %exit magic in qtconsole to not exit without prompting and

added -k option to keep kernel running.

IPython/frontend/qt/console/ipython_widget.py

@@ -111,6 +111,7 b' class IPythonWidget(FrontendWidget):'
             self._payload_source_page : self._handle_payload_page,
             self._payload_source_loadpy : self._handle_payload_loadpy }
         self._previous_prompt_obj = None
+        self._keep_kernel_on_exit = None
 
         # Initialize widget styling.
         if self.style_sheet:
@@ -424,6 +425,7 b' class IPythonWidget(FrontendWidget):'
         self._edit(item['filename'], item['line_number'])
 
     def _handle_payload_exit(self, item):
+        self._keep_kernel_on_exit = item['keepkernel']
         self.exit_requested.emit()
 
     def _handle_payload_loadpy(self, item):

IPython/frontend/qt/console/ipythonqt.py

@@ -60,50 +60,62 b' class MainWindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):'
     def closeEvent(self, event):
         """ Reimplemented to prompt the user and close the kernel cleanly.
         """
+        keepkernel = self._frontend._keep_kernel_on_exit
         kernel_manager = self._frontend.kernel_manager
-        if kernel_manager and kernel_manager.channels_running:
-            title = self.window().windowTitle()
-            cancel = QtGui.QMessageBox.Cancel
-            okay = QtGui.QMessageBox.Ok
-            if self._may_close:
-                msg = "You are closing this Console window."
-                info = "Would you like to quit the Kernel and all attached Consoles as well?"
-                justthis = QtGui.QPushButton("&No, just this Console", self)
-                justthis.setShortcut('N')
-                closeall = QtGui.QPushButton("&Yes, quit everything", self)
-                closeall.setShortcut('Y')
-                box = QtGui.QMessageBox(QtGui.QMessageBox.Question, title, msg)
-                box.setInformativeText(info)
-                box.addButton(cancel)
-                box.addButton(justthis, QtGui.QMessageBox.NoRole)
-                box.addButton(closeall, QtGui.QMessageBox.YesRole)
-                box.setDefaultButton(closeall)
-                box.setEscapeButton(cancel)
-                reply = box.exec_()
-                if reply == 1: # close All
-                    kernel_manager.shutdown_kernel()
-                    #kernel_manager.stop_channels()
-                    event.accept()
-                elif reply == 0: # close Console
-                    if not self._existing:
-                        # I have the kernel: don't quit, just close the window
-                        self._app.setQuitOnLastWindowClosed(False)
-                        self.deleteLater()
-                    event.accept()
-                else:
-                    event.ignore()
-            else:
-                reply = QtGui.QMessageBox.question(self, title,
-                    "Are you sure you want to close this Console?"+
-                    "\nThe Kernel and other Consoles will remain active.",
-                    okay|cancel,
-                    defaultButton=okay
-                    )
-                if reply == okay:
-                    event.accept()
+        
+        if keepkernel is None:
+            if kernel_manager and kernel_manager.channels_running:
+                title = self.window().windowTitle()
+                cancel = QtGui.QMessageBox.Cancel
+                okay = QtGui.QMessageBox.Ok
+                if self._may_close:
+                    msg = "You are closing this Console window."
+                    info = "Would you like to quit the Kernel and all attached Consoles as well?"
+                    justthis = QtGui.QPushButton("&No, just this Console", self)
+                    justthis.setShortcut('N')
+                    closeall = QtGui.QPushButton("&Yes, quit everything", self)
+                    closeall.setShortcut('Y')
+                    box = QtGui.QMessageBox(QtGui.QMessageBox.Question, title, msg)
+                    box.setInformativeText(info)
+                    box.addButton(cancel)
+                    box.addButton(justthis, QtGui.QMessageBox.NoRole)
+                    box.addButton(closeall, QtGui.QMessageBox.YesRole)
+                    box.setDefaultButton(closeall)
+                    box.setEscapeButton(cancel)
+                    reply = box.exec_()
+                    if reply == 1: # close All
+                        kernel_manager.shutdown_kernel()
+                        #kernel_manager.stop_channels()
+                        event.accept()
+                    elif reply == 0: # close Console
+                        if not self._existing:
+                            # Have kernel: don't quit, just close the window
+                            self._app.setQuitOnLastWindowClosed(False)
+                            self.deleteLater()
+                        event.accept()
+                    else:
+                        event.ignore()
                 else:
-                    event.ignore()
-            
+                    reply = QtGui.QMessageBox.question(self, title,
+                        "Are you sure you want to close this Console?"+
+                        "\nThe Kernel and other Consoles will remain active.",
+                        okay|cancel,
+                        defaultButton=okay
+                        )
+                    if reply == okay:
+                        event.accept()
+                    else:
+                        event.ignore()
+        elif keepkernel: #close console but leave kernel running
+            if kernel_manager and kernel_manager.channels_running:
+                if not self._existing:
+                    # I have the kernel: don't quit, just close the window
+                    self._app.setQuitOnLastWindowClosed(False)
+                event.accept()
+        else: #close console and kernel
+            if kernel_manager and kernel_manager.channels_running:
+                kernel_manager.shutdown_kernel()
+                event.accept()
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Main entry point

IPython/zmq/zmqshell.py

@@ -78,6 +78,7 b' class ZMQInteractiveShell(InteractiveShell):'
     """A subclass of InteractiveShell for ZMQ."""
 
     displayhook_class = Type(ZMQDisplayHook)
+    keepkernel = None
 
     def init_environment(self):
         """Configure the user's environment.
@@ -111,6 +112,7 b' class ZMQInteractiveShell(InteractiveShell):'
         payload = dict(
             source='IPython.zmq.zmqshell.ZMQInteractiveShell.ask_exit',
             exit=True,
+            keepkernel=self.keepkernel,
             )
         self.payload_manager.write_payload(payload)
 
@@ -563,5 +565,16 b' class ZMQInteractiveShell(InteractiveShell):'
             text=content
         )
         self.payload_manager.write_payload(payload)
+        
+    def magic_Exit(self, parameter_s=''):
+        """Exit IPython. If the -k option is provided, the kernel will be left
+        running. Otherwise, it will shutdown without prompting.
+        """
+        opts,args = self.parse_options(parameter_s,'k')
+        self.shell.keepkernel = opts.has_key('k')
+        self.shell.ask_exit()
+
+    # Add aliases as magics so all common forms work: exit, quit, Exit, Quit.
+    magic_exit = magic_quit = magic_Quit = magic_Exit
 
 InteractiveShellABC.register(ZMQInteractiveShell)