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+# encoding: utf-8
+"""Simple function to call to get the current InteractiveShell instance
+"""
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#  Copyright (C) 2013  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.
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Classes and functions
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def get_ipython():
+    """Get the global InteractiveShell instance.
+    
+    Returns None if no InteractiveShell instance is registered.
+    """
+    from IPython.core.interactiveshell import InteractiveShell
+    if InteractiveShell.initialized():
+        return InteractiveShell.instance()