[Pythonmac-SIG] The edit/test cycle

Matthew Barre mbarre@mac.com
Tue, 04 Apr 2000 16:44:24 -0500


Maybe I'm overlooking something but what about using

reload(module_name)



-Matt
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> From: "Louis M. Pecora" <pecora@anvil.nrl.navy.mil>
> Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2000 17:30:23 -0400
> To: pythonmac-sig@python.org
> Subject: [Pythonmac-SIG] The edit/test cycle
> 
> I'm trying to get started on the "edit/test" cycle of developing python
> modules.  One thing that immediately stumped me on my Mac is that I can define
> a path, put a file there (module with functions), and import it.  But when I
> alter something in the file it does not show up in the interpreter (IDE).  If
> I try to import again, nothing changes.  Only quitting the IDE, launching it,
> again, and importing the module again gets the changes in place.  How does one
> do the development when constant changes are necessary and need to be tested?
> Thanks for any help.
> 
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Lou Pecora
> 
> 
> 
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