unloading imported modules

[Alex Martelli]

xeon wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Is it possible in python intepreter to unload imported modules? or are

No.

> there ways to refresh the loaded functions if ever the module is
> updated, other than restarting the intepreter?

reload(moduleobject) updates the module object.  If you use
statement import, that's all you need to do to "refresh the
loaded functions" (unless you've bound other identifiers to
the function objects).  If you use statement from, you're SOL:
from x import y DOES bind identifier y to object x.y, and
after that there's no automatic refreshing.  Solution: don't
use statement from -- use statement import and be happy.


Alex