old_contents: """
  This module wraps the initialization process of the pystallone package. As soon
  as the module gets imported a global Java Virtual Machine (jvm) instance is 
  being created. The parameters for the jvm are red from a emma2.cfg file (see 
  emma2.util.config for more details).
  
   
  The API variable is the main entry point into the Stallone API factory.
  
  Examples
  --------
  
  create a double vector and assigning values:
  >>> from emma2.util.pystallone import stallone as st
  >>> x = st.api.API.doublesNew.array(10) # create double array with 10 elements
  >>> x.set(5, 23.0) # set index 5 to 23.0
  >>> print(x)
  0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     23.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0
  
  equivalently:
  >>> x = emma2.util.pystallone.API.doublesNew.array(10)
  ...
  
  Created on 15.10.2013
  package externalized on 8.8.2014
  
  @author: marscher
  """
  from __future__ import absolute_import
  from pystallone import startJVM
  
  def _get_jvm_args():
      """
      reads in the configuration values for the java virtual machine and 
      returns a list containing them all.
      """
      from .config import configParser
      initHeap = '-Xms%s' % configParser.get('Java', 'initHeap')
      maxHeap = '-Xmx%s' % configParser.get('Java', 'maxHeap')
      optionalArgs = configParser.get('Java', 'optionalArgs')
      optional_cp = configParser.get('Java', 'classpath')
      return [initHeap, maxHeap, optionalArgs, optional_cp]
  
  try:
      startJVM(None, _get_jvm_args())
  except:
      from .log import getLogger
      _log = getLogger()
      _log.exception("jvm startup failed")
      raise
  
  # after we have successfully started the jvm, we import the rest of the symbols.
  from pystallone import *
new_contents: """
  This module wraps the initialization process of the pystallone package. As soon
  as the module gets imported a global Java Virtual Machine (jvm) instance is 
  being created. The parameters for the jvm are red from a emma2.cfg file (see 
  emma2.util.config for more details).
  
   
  The API variable is the main entry point into the Stallone API factory.
  
  Examples
  --------
  
  create a double vector and assigning values:
  >>> from emma2.util.pystallone import stallone as st
  >>> x = st.api.API.doublesNew.array(10) # create double array with 10 elements
  >>> x.set(5, 23.0) # set index 5 to 23.0
  >>> print(x)
  0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     23.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0
  
  equivalently:
  >>> x = emma2.util.pystallone.API.doublesNew.array(10)
  ...
  
  Created on 15.10.2013
  package externalized on 8.8.2014
  
  @author: marscher
  """
  from __future__ import absolute_import
  from pystallone import startJVM
  
  def _get_jvm_args():
      """
      reads in the configuration values for the java virtual machine and 
      returns a list containing them all.
      """
      from .config import configParser
      initHeap = '-Xms%s' % configParser.get('Java', 'initHeap')
      maxHeap = '-Xmx%s' % configParser.get('Java', 'maxHeap')
      optionalArgs = configParser.get('Java', 'optionalArgs').split()
      optional_cp = configParser.get('Java', 'classpath')
      return [initHeap, maxHeap, optional_cp] + optionalArgs
  
  try:
      startJVM(None, _get_jvm_args())
  except:
      from .log import getLogger
      _log = getLogger()
      _log.exception("jvm startup failed")
      raise
  
  # after we have successfully started the jvm, we import the rest of the symbols.
  from pystallone import *
subject: split optionalArgs from config