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diff --git a/contrib/python/ipython/py2/IPython/frontend.py b/contrib/python/ipython/py2/IPython/frontend.py new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..9cc3eaff2f0 --- /dev/null +++ b/contrib/python/ipython/py2/IPython/frontend.py @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +""" +Shim to maintain backwards compatibility with old frontend imports. + +We have moved all contents of the old `frontend` subpackage into top-level +subpackages (`html`, `qt` and `terminal`), and flattened the notebook into +just `IPython.html`, formerly `IPython.frontend.html.notebook`. + +This will let code that was making `from IPython.frontend...` calls continue +working, though a warning will be printed. +""" + +# Copyright (c) IPython Development Team. +# Distributed under the terms of the Modified BSD License. + +import sys +from warnings import warn + +from IPython.utils.shimmodule import ShimModule, ShimWarning + +warn("The top-level `frontend` package has been deprecated since IPython 1.0. " + "All its subpackages have been moved to the top `IPython` level.", ShimWarning) + +# Unconditionally insert the shim into sys.modules so that further import calls +# trigger the custom attribute access above + +sys.modules['IPython.frontend.html.notebook'] = ShimModule( + src='IPython.frontend.html.notebook', mirror='IPython.html') +sys.modules['IPython.frontend'] = ShimModule( + src='IPython.frontend', mirror='IPython') |