diff --git a/vm/src/lib.rs b/vm/src/lib.rs
index f61c39fe1..7f29a5b9e 100644
--- a/vm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/vm/src/lib.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ pub mod function;
 pub mod import;
 mod intern;
 pub mod object;
+pub mod prelude;
 pub mod protocol;
 pub mod py_io;
 pub mod py_serde;
@@ -77,10 +78,9 @@ pub mod version;
 pub mod vm;
 
 pub use self::convert::{TryFromBorrowedObject, TryFromObject};
-// pyobject items
-pub use self::object::{AsObject, PyPayload, PyRefExact, PyResult};
-// pyobjectrc items
-pub use self::object::{Py, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyRef, PyWeakRef};
+pub use self::object::{
+    AsObject, Py, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyPayload, PyRef, PyRefExact, PyResult, PyWeakRef,
+};
 pub use self::types::PyStructSequence;
 pub use self::vm::{Context, InitParameter, Interpreter, Settings, VirtualMachine};
 
diff --git a/vm/src/prelude.rs b/vm/src/prelude.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f562d0656
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vm/src/prelude.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+pub use crate::{
+    object::{
+        AsObject, Py, PyObject, PyObjectRef, PyPayload, PyRef, PyRefExact, PyResult, PyWeakRef,
+    },
+    vm::{Context, InitParameter, Interpreter, Settings, VirtualMachine},
+};