refresing the edited python function

[Sudheer Joseph]

Hi,
I have been using ipython and ipython with qtconsole and working on a code with functions. Each time I make a modification in function  

I have to quit IPTHON console (in both with and with out qt console ) and reload the function freshly. If I need to see the changed I made in the function. I tried below options
del function name

import the module again  by issuing "from xxx.py import yy"
import xxx.py
make changes
reload(xxx.py)
this
 works only if the the function in the code has same name as the code. 
But even this do not reflect the changes made by editing the code.
So what is the standard way to update the function for further tests after an edit?
with best regards,
Sudheer 
 
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