Is automatic reload of a module available in Python?

[R (Chandra) Chandrasekhar]

Arnaud Delobelle wrote:
> Here is a very simple way to improve what you do, which won't require
> you to change the way you work or to learn a new paradigm:
> 
> Instead of testing your functions interactively, put your testing code
> in a file, e.g. 'program_tests.py'.  Your can then type
> 
>     python program_tests.py
> 
> at the shell interactive prompt.  To perform the tests again, just
> re-execute that file.  If your tests are divided into
> different units, you can put these in functions:
> 
>     def test_frobz():
>         #testing code for frobzation of klops
> 
>     def test_frizz():
>         #testing code for frizzment of frobzied klops
> 
>     # etc..
> 
> So if you want to keep doing interactive tests, you can import
> program_tests and call whichever testing functions you want.  You may
> even have arguments to those functions to test them with different
> parameters.
> 
> I know some people will point at more 'pro' ways of testing but this has
> the merit of being very straightforward.  Then when you move on to more
> sophisticated techniques, I think you will understand better the
> motivations behind them.

It took me some time to cotton on to exactly what you were saying, but 
once I grasped it and tried it out, I found it very effective and 
time-saving.

Thank you very much Arnaud.

--
Chandra