Defer import of IPython.lib.inputhook

IPython/frontend/terminal/interactiveshell.py

@@ -358,8 +358,12 b' class TerminalInteractiveShell(InteractiveShell):'
     using_paste_magics = CBool(False)
 
     # In the terminal, GUI control is done via PyOS_InputHook
-    from IPython.lib.inputhook import enable_gui
-    enable_gui = staticmethod(enable_gui)
+    def enable_gui(gui=None, app=None):
+        """Switch amongst GUI input hooks by name.
+        """
+        # Deferred import
+        from IPython.lib.inputhook import enable_gui as real_enable_gui
+        return real_enable_gui(gui, app)
     
     def __init__(self, config=None, ipython_dir=None, profile_dir=None,
                  user_ns=None, user_module=None, custom_exceptions=((),None),

IPython/lib/__init__.py

@@ -14,18 +14,6 b' Extra capabilities for IPython'
 # Imports
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-from IPython.lib.inputhook import (
-    enable_wx, disable_wx,
-    enable_gtk, disable_gtk,
-    enable_qt4, disable_qt4,
-    enable_tk, disable_tk,
-    enable_glut, disable_glut,
-    enable_pyglet, disable_pyglet,
-    enable_gtk3, disable_gtk3,
-    set_inputhook, clear_inputhook,
-    current_gui
-)
-
 from IPython.lib.security import passwd
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------