diff --git a/system/home/emacs/default.nix b/system/home/emacs/default.nix
index 6fbf9c74..1cba4617 100644
--- a/system/home/emacs/default.nix
+++ b/system/home/emacs/default.nix
@@ -12,12 +12,15 @@
     ../texlive/default.nix
     ../programming/default.nix
   ];
-  home.file.".emacs.d/early-init.el".text = ''
-    (setopt use-package-check-before-init t
-            use-package-enable-imenu-support t
-            base16-theme-distinct-fringe-background t
-            base16-theme-highlight-mode-line 'contrast)
-  '';
+  home.file = {
+    ".emacs.d/templates".source = ./templates;
+    ".emacs.d/early-init.el".text = ''
+      (setopt use-package-check-before-init t
+              use-package-enable-imenu-support t
+              base16-theme-distinct-fringe-background t
+              base16-theme-highlight-mode-line 'contrast)
+    '';
+  };
   services.emacs = {
     enable = lib.mkDefault true;
     package = config.programs.emacs.finalPackage;
diff --git a/system/home/emacs/templates b/system/home/emacs/templates
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4ffe016e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/home/emacs/templates
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+nix-mode
+
+(pydefault "let" n
+           > "pkgs = import " (p "<nixpkgs>") " { };" n
+           > "pyproject-nix = import (builtins.fetchGit {" n
+           > "url = \"https://github.com/pyproject-nix/pyproject.nix.git\";" n
+           > "}) { inherit (pkgs) lib; };" n
+           > "python = pkgs." (p "python3") ";" n
+           > "project = pyproject-nix.lib.project.loadPoetryPyproject { projectRoot = ./.; };" n
+           "in" n
+           > "python.pkgs.buildPythonPackage (project.renderers.buildPythonPackage { inherit python; })")
+(pyshell "let" n
+         > "pkgs = import " (p "<nixpkgs>") " { };" n
+         > "pyproject-nix = import (builtins.fetchGit {" n
+         > "url = \"https://github.com/pyproject-nix/pyproject.nix.git\";" n
+         > "}) { inherit (pkgs) lib; };" n
+         > "python = pkgs." (p "python3") ";" n
+         > "project = pyproject-nix.lib.project.loadPoetryPyproject { projectRoot = ./.; };" n
+         > "extraPackages = (ps: with ps; [" (p "flake8 isort mypy") "]);" n
+         > "pythonEnv = python3.withPackages (project.renderers.withPackages { inherit python extraPackages; });" n
+         "in" n
+         "pkgs.mkShellNoCC {" n
+         > "packages = [pythonEnv];" n
+         > "shellHook = ''" n
+         > "export PYTHONPATH=$(readlink -f " (p "./.") "):$PYTHONPATH" n
+         > "export MPLBACKEND=" (p "TkAgg") n
+         > "'';"n
+         "}")
+(sal > "pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {" n
+     > "owner = \"pixelifytica\";" n
+     > "repo = \"simple-access-layer\";" n
+     > "rev = \"7a5d43959cd28d668f92b702e4cd955e27d7b220\";" n
+     > "hash = \"sha256-soZ1yDd3aVT7icXrifELJygPjNuzl0w26k/WOm5C1Gs=\";" n
+     > "}")
+
+;; Local Variables:
+;; mode: lisp-data
+;; outline-regexp: "[a-z]"
+;; End: