[IPython-User] Populating variables in current frame automatically?

[Francesc Alted]

Hi,

I'd like to know if there is a good way to automatically import items in 
a dictionary as variables into an IPython shell.  For example, I'd like 
to do something like:

In [1]: mydict = {'p1': 1, 'p2':2}

In [2]: import sys

In [3]: frame= sys._getframe(0)

In [4]: frame.f_locals.update(mydict)

In [5]: p1
Out[5]: 1

In [6]: p2
Out[6]: 2

but seems a bit ugly to my eyes :-/

I don't want to use the %store magic because I may want to use different 
(potentially pickled) dictionaries in order to populate my variables.

Keep up the good work.  I use IPython all the time and it is really 
great!

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Francesc Alted