[Python-Dev] unexpected reload() behavior
Skip Montanaro
skip at pobox.com
Sun Mar 21 11:16:36 EST 2004
>> It seems counterintuitive to me that reloadtst.b should still be
>> defined. Is that behavior intention or accidental?
Guido> Intentional. A module's __dict__ is not emptied when the
Guido> reloaded module is executed. This allows code like this (which I
Guido> have written) that preserves a cache across relaod() calls:
Guido> try:
Guido> cache
Guido> except NameError:
Guido> cache = {}
Thanks. I saw that in the doc shortly after posting. I hope you don't mind
that I just added that example to the doc.
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