Remove alias_table

IPython/core/alias.py

@@ -150,7 +150,6 b' class AliasManager(Configurable):'
 
     def __init__(self, shell=None, **kwargs):
         super(AliasManager, self).__init__(shell=shell, **kwargs)
-        self.alias_table = {}
         self.init_exclusions()
         self.init_aliases()
 
@@ -211,6 +210,14 b' class AliasManager(Configurable):'
         if name in self.no_alias:
             raise InvalidAliasError("The name %s can't be aliased "
                                     "because it is a keyword or builtin." % name)
+        try:
+            caller = self.shell.magics_manager.magics['line'][name]
+        except KeyError:
+            pass
+        else:
+            if not isinstance(caller, AliasCaller):
+                raise InvalidAliasError("The name %s can't be aliased "
+                                        "because it is another magic command." % name)
         if not (isinstance(cmd, basestring)):
             raise InvalidAliasError("An alias command must be a string, "
                                     "got: %r" % cmd)
@@ -223,3 +230,8 b' class AliasManager(Configurable):'
             return caller.cmd
         else:
             raise ValueError('%s is not an alias' % name)
+    
+    def is_alias(self, name):
+        """Return whether or not a given name has been defined as an alias"""
+        caller = self.shell.magics_manager.magics['line'].get(name, None)
+        return isinstance(caller, AliasCaller)

IPython/core/interactiveshell.py

@@ -1363,9 +1363,7 b' class InteractiveShell(SingletonConfigurable):'
             namespaces = [ ('Interactive', self.user_ns),
                            ('Interactive (global)', self.user_global_ns),
                            ('Python builtin', builtin_mod.__dict__),
-                           ('Alias', self.alias_manager.alias_table),
                            ]
-            alias_ns = self.alias_manager.alias_table
 
         # initialize results to 'null'
         found = False; obj = None;  ospace = None;  ds = None;
@@ -1404,8 +1402,6 b' class InteractiveShell(SingletonConfigurable):'
                     # If we finish the for loop (no break), we got all members
                     found = True
                     ospace = nsname
-                    if ns == alias_ns:
-                        isalias = True
                     break  # namespace loop
 
         # Try to see if it's magic
@@ -2305,7 +2301,6 b' class InteractiveShell(SingletonConfigurable):'
     def init_alias(self):
         self.alias_manager = AliasManager(shell=self, parent=self)
         self.configurables.append(self.alias_manager)
-        self.ns_table['alias'] = self.alias_manager.alias_table,
 
     #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Things related to extensions

IPython/core/magics/osm.py

@@ -192,7 +192,7 b' class OSMagics(Magics):'
                             try:
                                 # Removes dots from the name since ipython
                                 # will assume names with dots to be python.
-                                if ff not in self.shell.alias_manager:
+                                if not self.shell.alias_manager.is_alias(ff):
                                     self.shell.alias_manager.define_alias(
                                         ff.replace('.',''), ff)
                             except InvalidAliasError:

IPython/core/tests/test_magic.py

@@ -48,16 +48,16 b' class DummyMagics(magic.Magics): pass'
 def test_rehashx():
     # clear up everything
     _ip = get_ipython()
-    _ip.alias_manager.alias_table.clear()
+    _ip.alias_manager.clear_aliases()
     del _ip.db['syscmdlist']
     
     _ip.magic('rehashx')
     # Practically ALL ipython development systems will have more than 10 aliases
 
-    nt.assert_true(len(_ip.alias_manager.alias_table) > 10)
-    for key, val in _ip.alias_manager.alias_table.iteritems():
+    nt.assert_true(len(_ip.alias_manager.aliases) > 10)
+    for name, cmd in _ip.alias_manager.aliases:
         # we must strip dots from alias names
-        nt.assert_not_in('.', key)
+        nt.assert_not_in('.', name)
 
     # rehashx must fill up syscmdlist
     scoms = _ip.db['syscmdlist']

IPython/terminal/interactiveshell.py

@@ -369,7 +369,7 b' class TerminalInteractiveShell(InteractiveShell):'
 
 
         for name, cmd in aliases:
-            self.alias_manager.define_alias(name, cmd)
+            self.alias_manager.soft_define_alias(name, cmd)
 
     #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Things related to the banner and usage