# 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 = """ from __future__ import division from sympy import * x, y, z = symbols('xyz') k, m, n = symbols('kmn', integer=True) f, g, h = map(Function, 'fgh') """ # 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(Global, 'exec_lines'): Global.exec_lines.append(lines) else: Global.exec_lines = [lines]