Merge pull request ipython#5039 from takluyver/i5031

Expose kernel_info method on inprocess kernel client

IPython/kernel/inprocess/channels.py

@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ class InProcessShellChannel(InProcessChannel):
         'object_info',
         'history',
         'shutdown',
+        'kernel_info',
     ]
 
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -127,6 +128,12 @@ def shutdown(self, restart=False):
         # FIXME: What to do here?
         raise NotImplementedError('Cannot shutdown in-process kernel')
 
+    def kernel_info(self):
+        """Request kernel info."""
+        msg = self.client.session.msg('kernel_info_request')
+        self._dispatch_to_kernel(msg)
+        return msg['header']['msg_id']
+
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Protected interface
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------------