c = get_config() # This can be used at any point in a config file to load a sub config # and merge it into the current one. load_subconfig('ipython_config.py') lines = """ import numpy import scipy import numpy as np import scipy as sp """ # You have to make sure that attributes that are containers already # exist before using them. Simple assigning a new list will override # all previous values. if hasattr(c.Global, 'exec_lines'): c.Global.exec_lines.append(lines) else: c.Global.exec_lines = [lines]