Add a `load_extension()` function

[bjhardcastle]

• core namespaces are currently imported at the root level of the project so
  they're available on all Session instances
• if namespaces packaged here include optional dependencies etc. it might make
  sense to have a function to load selected extensions
• bonus: get type checking/IDE tools could to work in code where extension is loaded

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