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# Module: `terminal.ipapp`

The `Application` object for the command line ipython program.

## Authors

- Brian Granger
- Fernando Perez
- Min Ragan-Kelley

## 3 Classes

class `IPython.terminal.ipapp.` `IPAppCrashHandler`(app)

  Bases: `IPython.core.crashhandler.CrashHandler`

  sys.excepthook for IPython itself, leaves a detailed report on disk.

  `__init__`(app)
  `make_report`(traceback)

    Return a string containing a crash report.

class `IPython.terminal.ipapp.` `LocateIPythonApp`(**kwargs)

  Bases: `IPython.core.application.BaseIPythonApplication`

class `IPython.terminal.ipapp.` `TerminalIPythonApp`(**kwargs)

  Bases: `IPython.core.application.BaseIPythonApplication`, `IPython.core.shellapp.InteractiveShellApp`

  `crash_handler_class`

    alias of `IPAppCrashHandler`

  `init_banner`()

    optionally display the banner

  `init_shell`()

    initialize the InteractiveShell instance

  `initialize`(argv=None)

    Do actions after construct, but before starting the app.

  `parse_command_line`(argv=None)

    override to allow old ‘-pylab’ flag with deprecation warning

## 1 Function

`IPython.terminal.ipapp.` `load_default_config`(ipython_dir=None)

  Load the default config file from the default ipython_dir.

  This is useful for embedded shells.

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