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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#   Copyright (c) 2008 by David P. D. Moss. All rights reserved.
+#
+#   Released under the BSD license. See the LICENSE file for details.
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+"""an interactive shell for the netaddr library"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+import netaddr
+from netaddr import *
+
+#   aliases to save some typing ...
+from netaddr import IPAddress as IP, IPNetwork as CIDR
+from netaddr import EUI as MAC
+
+def main():
+    argv = sys.argv[1:]
+
+    banner = "\nnetaddr shell %s - %s\n" % (netaddr.__version__, __doc__)
+    exit_msg = "\nShare and enjoy!"
+    rc_override = None
+
+    try:
+        try:
+            # ipython >= 0.11
+            from IPython.terminal.embed import InteractiveShellEmbed
+            ipshell = InteractiveShellEmbed(banner1=banner, exit_msg=exit_msg)
+        except ImportError:
+            # ipython < 0.11
+            from IPython.Shell import IPShellEmbed
+            ipshell = IPShellEmbed(argv, banner, exit_msg, rc_override)
+    except ImportError:
+        sys.stderr.write('IPython (http://ipython.scipy.org/) not found!\n')
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    ipshell()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()