Application.launch_instance

removes `new` from method name, since it isn't accurate.

IPython/config/application.py

@@ -524,8 +524,11 b' class Application(SingletonConfigurable):'
         sys.exit(exit_status)
 
     @classmethod
-    def launch_new_instance(cls, argv=None, **kwargs):
-        """Launch a global instance of this Application"""
+    def launch_instance(cls, argv=None, **kwargs):
+        """Launch a global instance of this Application
+        
+        If a global instance already exists, this reinitializes and starts it
+        """
         app = cls.instance(**kwargs)
         app.initialize(argv)
         app.start()

IPython/html/notebookapp.py

@@ -745,5 +745,5 b' class NotebookApp(BaseIPythonApplication):'
 # Main entry point
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-launch_new_instance = NotebookApp.launch_new_instance
+launch_new_instance = NotebookApp.launch_instance
 

IPython/nbconvert/nbconvertapp.py

@@ -203,5 +203,5 b' class NbConvertApp(Application):'
 # Main entry point
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-launch_new_instance = NbConvertApp.launch_new_instance
+launch_new_instance = NbConvertApp.launch_instance
 

IPython/parallel/apps/ipclusterapp.py

@@ -608,7 +608,7 b' class IPClusterApp(BaseIPythonApplication):'
         else:
             return self.subapp.start()
 
-launch_new_instance = IPClusterApp.launch_new_instance
+launch_new_instance = IPClusterApp.launch_instance
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     launch_new_instance()

IPython/parallel/apps/ipcontrollerapp.py

@@ -544,7 +544,7 b' def launch_new_instance(*args, **kwargs):'
         if p.name != 'MainProcess':
             # we are a subprocess, don't start another Controller!
             return
-    return IPControllerApp.launch_new_instance(*args, **kwargs)
+    return IPControllerApp.launch_instance(*args, **kwargs)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':

IPython/parallel/apps/ipengineapp.py

@@ -388,7 +388,7 b' class IPEngineApp(BaseParallelApplication):'
             self.log.critical("Engine Interrupted, shutting down...\n")
 
 
-launch_new_instance = IPEngineApp.launch_new_instance
+launch_new_instance = IPEngineApp.launch_instance
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':

IPython/parallel/apps/iploggerapp.py

@@ -91,7 +91,7 b' class IPLoggerApp(BaseParallelApplication):'
             self.log.critical("Logging Interrupted, shutting down...\n")
 
 
-launch_new_instance = IPLoggerApp.launch_new_instance
+launch_new_instance = IPLoggerApp.launch_instance
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':

IPython/terminal/console/app.py

@@ -141,7 +141,7 b' class ZMQTerminalIPythonApp(TerminalIPythonApp, IPythonConsoleApp):'
         pass
 
 
-launch_new_instance = ZMQTerminalIPythonApp.launch_new_instance
+launch_new_instance = ZMQTerminalIPythonApp.launch_instance
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':

IPython/terminal/ipapp.py

@@ -389,7 +389,7 b' def load_default_config(ipython_dir=None):'
     return config
 
 
-launch_new_instance = TerminalIPythonApp.launch_new_instance
+launch_new_instance = TerminalIPythonApp.launch_instance
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':