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bartop
bartop

Reputation: 10315

Reload module on modification

Is there idiomatic way to reload python modules on edit? I am keeping configuration in my_config_module.py file and want to automatically detect and load config changes. Currently I am trying something like this but I find it ugly and unsafe:

import my_config_module
import importlib

last_modification = os.stat('my_config_module.py').st_mtime

while True:
    last_mod = os.stat('my_config_module.py').st_mtime
    if last_mod != last_modification:
        importlib.raload(my_config_module)
        last_modification = last_mod 
    # main loop, some of my code

Upvotes: 1

Views: 252

Answers (1)

luis.parravicini
luis.parravicini

Reputation: 1227

You should keep data in a separate file and reload it when it's modified (and thus, avoiding the need of reloading code).

Upvotes: 1

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