import vs inserting code

[Gribouillis]

many time capture a block of code (^u4^k^y in emacs, to capture 4 lines) and drop it (^y in emacs, in each place) in a few other places. those 4 lines modify 4 local variables.

exec() looks like the way to go. Just put the 4 lines in a Python string and exec() that string.