Special cased kernel name is 'python', not 'native'

IPython/consoleapp.py

@@ -175,7 +175,7 b' class IPythonConsoleApp(ConnectionFileMixin):'
     existing = CUnicode('', config=True,
         help="""Connect to an already running kernel""")
 
-    kernel_name = Unicode('native', config=True,
+    kernel_name = Unicode('python', config=True,
         help="""The name of the default kernel to start.""")
 
     confirm_exit = CBool(True, config=True,

IPython/kernel/kernelspec.py

@@ -105,7 +105,7 b' def get_kernel_spec(kernel_name):'
     
     Raises KeyError if the given kernel name is not found.
     """
-    if kernel_name == 'native':
+    if kernel_name == 'python':
         kernel_name = NATIVE_KERNEL_NAME
     d = find_kernel_specs()
     resource_dir = d[kernel_name.lower()]

IPython/kernel/manager.py

@@ -70,7 +70,7 b' class KernelManager(LoggingConfigurable, ConnectionFileMixin):'
     # generally a Popen instance
     kernel = Any()
     
-    kernel_name = Unicode('native')
+    kernel_name = Unicode('python')
     
     kernel_spec = Instance(kernelspec.KernelSpec)
     
@@ -79,7 +79,7 b' class KernelManager(LoggingConfigurable, ConnectionFileMixin):'
     
     def _kernel_name_changed(self, name, old, new):
         self.kernel_spec = kernelspec.get_kernel_spec(new)
-        self.ipython_kernel = new in {'native', 'python2', 'python3'}
+        self.ipython_kernel = new in {'python', 'python2', 'python3'}
 
     kernel_cmd = List(Unicode, config=True,
         help="""DEPRECATED: Use kernel_name instead.
@@ -167,7 +167,7 b' class KernelManager(LoggingConfigurable, ConnectionFileMixin):'
         """replace templated args (e.g. {connection_file})"""
         if self.kernel_cmd:
             cmd = self.kernel_cmd
-        elif self.kernel_name == 'native':
+        elif self.kernel_name == 'python':
             # The native kernel gets special handling
             cmd = make_ipkernel_cmd(
                 'from IPython.kernel.zmq.kernelapp import main; main()',