Reason for not allowing import twice but allowing reload()

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Mon, 29 Feb 2016 06:01 pm, Chris Angelico wrote:

> I've never used reload() in any production code, ever. Ever.


reload() isn't intended for production code. It is a convenience for
interactive use.

I cannot imagine why you would want to reload() in production code. That
would imply that your production code is modifying already-imported
modules, then wanting to import them again. Why would anyone in their right
mind do that? Possibly because they lost a bet?



-- 
Steven