[Pythonmac-SIG] Reloading C extension modules ??

[Jack Jansen]

Recently, "Louis M. Pecora" <pecora@anvil.nrl.navy.mil> said:
> Anyone know anything about reloading C extensions?  I am successful at writin
> g one, but when I change the C code and recompile to make a share lib module,
>  the reload command does NOT put the new one into Python.  I'm stuck with the
>  old one until I quit Python, launch it again and re-import everything again.
>  Bummer for developing an extension.

This is definitely doable, but it would require a lot of work: the old 
dll has to be unloaded (which needs code in probably importdl.c) and
also a different CodeWarrior runtime library should be used (the
DropIn one in stead of the SharedLib one, if I remember correctly).

I don't have any time to spend on this, but if anyone else wants to
implement this I'll incorporate it.

But, on a tangent, if my extension is so complicated it needs
debugging I usually debug it by incorporating it into
PythonStandSmall. The CodeWarrior debugger always seems to work better 
for me if I use it on a statically linked program in stead of on a plugin.
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