- over.core.misc.console now accepts globals as well as locals to offer a complete environment

- new over.core.file.count_lines
- over.core.types.ndict can now export keys with dashes in them same way over.core.app.Main does it (by translating them to underscores)

core/misc.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #! /bin/env python3
 # encoding: utf-8
 
+import copy
 import imp
 import os
 
@@ -48,18 +49,25 @@ def batch_gen(data, batch_size):
 
 # --------------------------------------------------
 
-def console(environment, tab_completion=False):
+def console(locals, globals=None, tab_completion=False):
 	'''
 	Opens up a Python console.
 	
-	environment is a dictionary typically returned by locals() or similar
 	tab_completion enables completion of object names using TAB, however note
 	               that this will make pasting formatted snippets of code difficult
 	'''
 	
 	import code, readline, rlcompleter
 	
-	readline.parse_and_bind('tab: complete')
+	environment = copy.copy(locals)
+	
+	if globals:
+		for key, value in globals.items():
+			if key not in environment:
+				environment[key] = value
+	
+	if tab_completion:
+		readline.parse_and_bind('tab: complete')
 	
 	c = code.InteractiveConsole(environment)
 	c.interact(banner='')