Small fix to sys.argv, match python's default behavior.

IPython/__init__.py

@@ -27,10 +27,10 b' IPython tries to:'
 
 IPython requires Python 2.3 or newer.
 
-$Id: __init__.py 1314 2006-05-19 18:24:14Z fperez $"""
+$Id: __init__.py 1328 2006-05-25 07:47:56Z fperez $"""
 
 #*****************************************************************************
-#       Copyright (C) 2001-2004 Fernando Perez. <[e-mail]>
+#       Copyright (C) 2001-2006 Fernando Perez. <[e-mail]>
 #
 #  Distributed under the terms of the BSD License.  The full license is in
 #  the file COPYING, distributed as part of this software.
@@ -40,11 +40,10 b' $Id: __init__.py 1314 2006-05-19 18:24:14Z fperez $"""'
 import sys
 
 if sys.version[0:3] < '2.3':
-    raise ImportError, 'Python Version 2.3 or above is required.'
+    raise ImportError('Python Version 2.3 or above is required for IPython.')
 
 # Make it easy to import extensions - they are always directly on pythonpath.
 # Therefore, non-IPython modules can be added to Extensions directory
-
 import os
 sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(__file__) + "/Extensions")
         

IPython/ipmaker.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 b' Requires Python 2.1 or better.'
 
 This file contains the main make_IPython() starter function.
 
-$Id: ipmaker.py 1324 2006-05-24 20:25:11Z fperez $"""
+$Id: ipmaker.py 1328 2006-05-25 07:47:56Z fperez $"""
 
 #*****************************************************************************
 #       Copyright (C) 2001-2006 Fernando Perez. <[e-mail]>
@@ -329,6 +329,11 b" object? -> Details about 'object'. ?object also works, ?? prints more."
     mutex_opts(opts,[qw('log logfile'),qw('rcfile profile'),
                      qw('classic profile'),qw('classic rcfile')])
 
+    # Fix up sys.argv to omit the ipython call, for consistency with how
+    # Python itself operates (the inconsistency can break user scripts which
+    # rely on the Python behavior when run under ipython).
+    sys.argv[:] = sys.argv[1:]
+
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Log replay
     

doc/ChangeLog

@@ -1,4 +1,9 b''
-2006-05-24  Fernando Perez  <[e-mail]>
[phone]  Fernando Perez  <[e-mail]>
+
+	* IPython/ipmaker.py (make_IPython): remove the ipython call path
+	from sys.argv, to be 100% consistent with how Python itself works
+	(as seen for example with python -i file.py).  After a bug report
+	by Jeffrey Collins.
 
 	* IPython/Shell.py (MatplotlibShellBase._matplotlib_config): Fix
 	nasty bug which was preventing custom namespaces with -pylab,