The gdict container

Modules have a special attribute named gdict (actually, a class instance) from which all Gildas variables can be easily retrieved and defined:

>>> import pysic
>>> pysic.get()
Importing all SIC variables into Python...
... done.
>>> g = pysic.gdict
>>> g
Container for imported Gildas variables. Variables are accessed as
   attributes of this object.
>>> dir(g)         # List of all imported variables
['__builtins__', 'debug_recursive', 'gildas_node', 'linedb', 'no', 'pi',
'run_window', 'sic', 'type_dble', 'type_inte', 'type_logi', 'type_long',
'type_real', 'yes']
>>> g.pi           # Get Gildas variable PI
3.14159265359
>>> g.a = (1,2,3)  # Set a new Gildas variable A
A               is a      INTEGER*4, 1D (3x0x0x0)   (GLOBAL,RW) -> a
>>> pysic.comm('exa a')
A               is an integer Array      of dimensions      3
            1            2            3

Whatever the name area has been defined by user with setgdict, any gdict instance will allways find the Gildas dictionary⁸. The variable handling can be found easier than the dictionary equivalent d['pi'].