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add IPython.lib.kernel get_connection_info and connect_qtconsole are now implemented as library functions in the new module. The zmqshell magics that call them are now simple wrappers.

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kernel.py
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"""Utilities for connecting to kernels
Authors:
* Min Ragan-Kelley
"""
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Copyright (C) 2011 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.
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Imports
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
import json
import sys
from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
from IPython.utils.path import filefind
from IPython.utils.py3compat import str_to_bytes
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Functions
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
def get_connection_file(app=None):
"""Return the path to the connection file of an app
Parameters
----------
app : KernelApp instance [optional]
If unspecified, the currently running app will be used
"""
if app is None:
from IPython.zmq.kernelapp import KernelApp
if not KernelApp.initialized():
raise RuntimeError("app not specified, and not in a running Kernel")
app = KernelApp.instance()
return filefind(app.connection_file, ['.', app.profile_dir.security_dir])
def get_connection_info(unpack=False):
"""Return the connection information for the current Kernel.
Parameters
----------
unpack : bool [default: False]
if True, return the unpacked dict, otherwise just the string contents
of the file.
Returns
-------
The connection dictionary of the current kernel, as string or dict,
depending on `unpack`.
"""
cf = get_connection_file()
with open(cf) as f:
info = f.read()
if unpack:
info = json.loads(info)
# ensure key is bytes:
info['key'] = str_to_bytes(info.get('key', ''))
return info
def connect_qtconsole(argv=None):
"""Connect a qtconsole to the current kernel.
This is useful for connecting a second qtconsole to a kernel, or to a
local notebook.
Parameters
----------
argv : list [optional]
Any extra args to be passed to the console.
Returns
-------
subprocess.Popen instance running the qtconsole frontend
"""
argv = [] if argv is None else argv
# get connection file from current kernel
cf = get_connection_file()
cmd = ';'.join([
"from IPython.frontend.qt.console import qtconsoleapp",
"qtconsoleapp.main()"
])
return Popen([sys.executable, '-c', cmd, '--existing', cf] + argv, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)