diff --git a/Ccs/.ipycfg.py b/Ccs/.ipycfg.py
index 6a5bb240b8397ede8e98ef7fee3266b80b439e27..d7159ac1eda1e4be0580977c5a90ff9c698e09c2 100644
--- a/Ccs/.ipycfg.py
+++ b/Ccs/.ipycfg.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 import gi
-import dbus
-gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0')
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+gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0')
+
+# disable autosuggest in IPython >= 8
+# c = get_config()
+# c.TerminalInteractiveShell.autosuggestions_provider = None
diff --git a/Ccs/.ipyloadcfg.py b/Ccs/.ipyloadcfg.py
index 84cc940a9d7aa55906e99ed91f3b067430620e46..6c830b2b984a2447fbb6e9adf04e994b257e4726 100644
--- a/Ccs/.ipyloadcfg.py
+++ b/Ccs/.ipyloadcfg.py
@@ -10,47 +10,15 @@ import ccs_function_lib as cfl
 
 gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0')
 
-# try:
-#     with open('.sharedvariables.bin', 'rb') as fdesc:
-#         shared = pickle.load(fdesc)
-#     cfg = shared['cfg']
-# except:
-#     pass
-# finally:
-#     fdesc.close()
-#logger = shared['logger']
-
-#sys.stderr = io.StringIO()
-#Connect to every open DBus,
-dbus_type = dbus.SessionBus()
 import confignator
 cfg = confignator.get_config()
 
-def kwargs(arguments={}):
-    return dbus.Dictionary({'kwargs': dbus.Dictionary(arguments, signature='sv')})
+dbus_type = dbus.SessionBus()
 
 
-'''
-# Now done in editor.py
-# Connect to all open applications
-try:
-    Bus_Name_poolviewer = cfg.get('dbus_names', 'poolviewer')
-    pv = dbus_type.get_object(Bus_Name_poolviewer, '/MessageListener')
-except:
-    pass
-try:
-    Bus_Name_poolmgr = cfg.get('dbus_names', 'poolmanager')
-    pmgr = dbus.SessionBus().get_object(Bus_Name_poolmgr, '/MessageListener')
-except:
-    pass
-try:
-    Bus_Name_monitor = cfg.get('dbus_names', 'monitor')
-    monitor = dbus.SessionBus().get_object(Bus_Name_monitor, '/MessageListener')
-except:
-    pass
-try:
-    Bus_Name_plotter = cfg.get('dbus_names', 'plotter')
-    plotter = dbus.SessionBus().get_object(Bus_Name_plotter, '/MessageListener')
-except:
-    pass
-'''
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+def kwargs(arguments=None):
+
+    if arguments is None:
+        arguments = {}
+
+    return dbus.Dictionary({'kwargs': dbus.Dictionary(arguments, signature='sv')})