code: def _remote_setup_engine(engine_id, nengines):
      
      if distob.engine is None:
          distob.engine = distob.ObjectEngine(engine_id, nengines)
      # TODO these imports should be unnecessary with improved deserialization
      import numpy as np
      from scipy import stats
      # TODO Using @ipyparallel.interactive still did not import to __main__
      #      so will do it this way for now.
      import __main__
      __main__.__dict__['np'] = np
      __main__.__dict__['stats'] = stats
docs: (Executed on remote engine) creates an ObjectEngine instance