Problem with Dynamically unloading a module

Jean-Michel Pichavant jeanmichel at sequans.com
Thu Dec 24 07:51:57 EST 2009


Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:31:53 +0100, Jean-Michel Pichavant wrote:
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>> Steven D'Aprano wrote:
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>>> On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:37:06 +0100, Jean-Michel Pichavant wrote:
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>>>> But believe me, you don't want to mess up with the python import
>>>> mechanism.
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>>> Unless you understand how it works.
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>> Let me quote the OP: 'Not an expert in Python' I was just answering the
>> OP question, without refering to something he could do if he was someone
>> else.
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> But what he *can* do is to learn how importing works. I'm not sure it's 
> terribly helpful to tell somebody all the things they can't do instead of 
> what they can.
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Hacking python imports would not be in the top of the list of things I 
would teach to some python newcomer, that was my point.

And to be a little more constructive, let's give the OP a litle bit of help.

How can you unload module in python ?

That I don't know, anyone knows ?

JM



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