[modeller_usage] Python interpreter with Modeller 8v0

Hi,

I'm trying to use basic python commands with modeller 8, but am finding the
commands are simply ignored.  I'm mainly interested in using the 'import'
command so i can build a small library of functions for use with MODELLER
scripts, but the import command doesn't seem to be working for me - has anyone
tried it?  If not, I'm wondering if it's possible to use a standard python
interpreter for say, linux, instead of the MODELLER interpreter.  Thanks!

Gerald