Stupid workaround to set variables programmaticaly in the main namespace while working with jedi/rope autocomplete.

constants.py

def _getConstants():
    return {"FOO": "foo", "BAR": "bar", "BAZ": "baz"}


def _updateConstants():
    import os

    # assemble code
    code = "# This code is automatically generated by constants.py\n\n"
    for k, v in _getConstants().iteritems():
        code += "{0} = '{1}'\n".format(k, v)

    # diff
    filepath = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "_constants.py")
    with open(filepath) as fp:
        old_code = fp.read()

    if old_code != code:
        # update
        with open(filepath, "w") as fp:
            fp.write(code)

if __name__ != "__main__":
    _updateConstants()
    from _constants import *