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import scribus
help(scribus)
import scribus
frame = scribus.getSelectedObject()
txt = scribus.getAllText(frame)
txt = '(' + txt + ')'
scribus.deleteText(frame)
position = 0
scribus.insertText(txt, position, frame)
scribus.layoutTextChain(frame)
scribus.setRedraw(True)
scribus.docChanged(True)