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diff --git a/scilab_kernel/install.py b/scilab_kernel/install.py
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+import json
+import os
+import sys
+
+try:
+    from jupyter_client.kernelspec import install_kernel_spec
+except ImportError:
+    from IPython.kernel.kernelspec import install_kernel_spec
+from IPython.utils.tempdir import TemporaryDirectory
+
+
+kernel_json = {
+    "argv": [sys.executable,
+             "-m", "scilab_kernel",
+             "-f", "{connection_file}"],
+    "display_name": "Scilab",
+    "language": "scilab",
+    "codemirror_mode": "octave",
+    "name": "scilab",
+}
+
+
+def install_my_kernel_spec(user=True):
+    user = '--user' in sys.argv or not _is_root()
+    with TemporaryDirectory() as td:
+        os.chmod(td, 0o755)  # Starts off as 700, not user readable
+        with open(os.path.join(td, 'kernel.json'), 'w') as f:
+            json.dump(kernel_json, f, sort_keys=True)
+        kernel_name = kernel_json['name']
+        try:
+            install_kernel_spec(td, kernel_name, user=user,
+                                replace=True)
+        except:
+            install_kernel_spec(td, kernel_name, user=not user,
+                                replace=True)
+
+
+def _is_root():
+    try:
+        return os.geteuid() == 0
+    except AttributeError:
+        return False  # assume not an admin on non-Unix platforms
+
+
+def main(argv=[]):
+    user = '--user' in argv or not _is_root()
+    install_my_kernel_spec(user=user)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main(argv=sys.argv)