On 4/12/2011 3:26 PM, Keith wrote:
1) Is it possible to reload a class using the reload() method?
Yes, but instances of the old version will remain instances of the old version, which will not go away until all its instances and other references go away. So reload is deceptive, which is why it was semi-hidden away in 3.x in the inspect module.
>>> class C: pass >>> c = C() >>> class C: pass # simulate reload >>> c2 = C() >>> id(c.__class__) 16018776 >>> id(c2.__class__) 16039320
2) More generally though, what is the best way to go about testing changes to code
Restart from the beginning. -- Terry Jan Reedy -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list