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Ortal Turgeman
Ortal Turgeman

Reputation: 141

python: reload module inside function

i have a configuration file in python that can be changed while the main script is running, so i need to reload it.

i tried the answer in this post: python refresh/reload

import config
from config import *
...
reload(config)
from config import *

it worked until i entered the reload part to a function, so if i do this:

import config
from config import *

def main():
    reload(config)
    from config import *

i get the warning: 'import *' only allowed in module level, the script is running but the reload isn't working,

i also tried "import config" instead of "from config import *" but i got an exception "UnboundLocalError: local variable 'config' referenced before assignment"

Upvotes: 1

Views: 838

Answers (1)

Arnev Sai
Arnev Sai

Reputation: 171

I suggest you to store your configuration in a file rather than a module. Please take a look at the ConfigParser module from Python. From what I've heard, it can handle ini files too.

Upvotes: 1

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