Load / Reload module

[Scott David Daniels]

Marius Butuc wrote:
> I want do declare some classes (classes.py) in an external editor,
> than import the file and use the classes. After I change the file, I
> want to reload the definitions w/o leaving the interactive
> interpreter.
> 
> So far I have tried
> - import classes               # doesn't import my classes
Use this and refer to the class from the imported module.

     import classes
     instance = classes.SomeClass()
     ...
     reload(classes)
     instance = classes.SomeClass()

This is by far the best way, but if you _must_,
     from classes import *
     instance = SomeClass()
     ...
     reload(classes)
     from classes import *
     instance = SomeClass()

--Scott David Daniels
Scott.Daniels at Acm.Org