[IPython-user] python vs. ipython

[Fernando Perez]

Fernando Perez wrote:

> Well, what I do in that case is put
> 
> import foo
> reload(foo)  # remove when done testing
> 
> statements for the modules I'm modifying.  It's a bit of a hack, but a small 
> and simple enough one that I don't mind it.

I forgot to add that this doesn't work for extension code, since the python 
interpreter simply can't reload extension modules (to my knowledge).

You may also want to look into ipyhon's dreload routine, which does 'deep' 
(recursive) reloading of modules.  It's not perfect, but often does the trick 
with nested imports you need to update.

Cheers,

f