Steven D'Aprano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 02 Apr 2007 23:44:41 -0700, Jim Aikin wrote: > >> Working through the tutorial, I created a file called fibo.py in my >> text editor, and imported it into Idle. It worked as expected. I then >> edited the file and resaved it. I used del fibo, followed by import >> fibo. > > That probably won't cause a full re-import. del fibo will only delete > the reference called "fibo". The underlying module object will still > exist until it is garbage-collected. It will only be garbage-collected > if it isn't being used. Chances are, the module *is* being used > somewhere, so when you call "import fibo" the import machinery simply > gives you a new reference to the old module object. >
The underlying module won't be garbage collected. If nowhere else, it will still be accessible as sys.modules['fibo'] -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
