add IPython.get_ipython

library entry point for get_ipython

does not rely on injection into globals

IPython/__init__.py

@@ -41,6 +41,7 b' sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "extensions"))'
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 from .config.loader import Config
+from .core.ipapi import get_ipython
 from .core import release
 from .core.application import Application
 from .frontend.terminal.embed import embed

IPython/core/ipapi.py

@@ -1,13 +1,9 b''
 # encoding: utf-8
-"""
-This module is *completely* deprecated and should no longer be used for
-any purpose.  Currently, we have a few parts of the core that have
-not been componentized and thus, still rely on this module.  When everything
-has been made into a component, this module will be sent to deathrow.
+"""Simple function to call to get the current InteractiveShell instance
 """
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-#  Copyright (C) 2008-2011  The IPython Development Team
+#  Copyright (C) 2013  The IPython Development Team
 #
 #  Distributed under the terms of the BSD License.  The full license is in
 #  the file COPYING, distributed as part of this software.
@@ -17,13 +13,25 b' has been made into a component, this module will be sent to deathrow.'
 # Imports
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+import warnings
+
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Classes and functions
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-def get():
-    """Get the global InteractiveShell instance."""
+def get_ipython():
+    """Get the global InteractiveShell instance.
+    
+    Returns None if no InteractiveShell instance is registered.
+    """
     from IPython.core.interactiveshell import InteractiveShell
+    if InteractiveShell.initialized():
     return InteractiveShell.instance()
 
+def get():
+    warnings.warn("ipapi.get has been deprecated since IPython 0.11",
+        DeprecationWarning
+    )
+    return get_ipython()
+