ipython shortcut to reload modules

[Jordan Greenberg]

bernhard.voigt at gmail.com wrote:
> Hey!
> 
> I'm using ipython as my python shell and often run scripts with the
> magic command %run:
> 
> In [1]: %run script.py
> 
> If modules are loaded within the script these are not reloaded when I
> rerun the script. Hence, when I changed some of the modules loaded, I
> have to call
> 
> In [2]: reload(module1)
> Out [2]: <module 'module1' from ....
> In [3]: reload(module2)
> Out [3]: <module 'module2' from ...
> In [4]: %run script.py
> 
> Is there a shortshut to reload the modules automatically before
> rerunning the script?

No. But if you're including them in the script, they won't be reloaded 
because they're already present in the namespace. If you do %reset 
before your %run, it'll clear up the namespace, so your script's import 
should work. Downside: its effectively the same as quitting out of 
ipython, and restarting it. Other then that, I don't think you have much 
choice.
Oh, if you use the %edit command to edit these files, it should reload 
them when you're done editing.
-Jordan