gistfile1.txt

import sys

def fails():
    e = 1/0

from IPython.kernel import client
mec = client.MultiEngineClient()
mec.reset()
ids = mec.get_ids()
mec.push_function({"f": fails})
try:
    print mec.execute("f()")
except:
    t, v, tr = sys.exc_info()
    print v
    v.raise_exception()