diff --git a/scripts/python-tools.sh b/scripts/python-tools.sh
index 26d2a042..079b829a 100644
--- a/scripts/python-tools.sh
+++ b/scripts/python-tools.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ usage()
 
 cmd_create_init()
 {
-	local f files base extracted module_path
+	local e f files base extracted module_path
+	local del="-------------------------- generated by $myname"
+	echo "# >> $del >>"
 	files="$*"
 	for f in $files; do
 		base=${f##*/}
@@ -25,11 +27,13 @@ cmd_create_init()
 		if [ "$sed_extract_command" ]; then
 			#echo running $sed_extract_command on $f
 			extracted=`sed "$sed_extract_command" $f`
-			if [ "$extracted" ]; then
-				echo "from $module_path import $extracted"
-			fi
+			#extracted="$sed_extract_command"
+			for e in $extracted; do
+				echo "from $module_path import $e"
+			done
 		fi
 	done
+	echo "# << $del <<"
 }
 
 # --------------------- here we go