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> I'm a newbie experimenting with Python. I want to incrementally develop
> a module called 'circle'.
. . .
> Basically I want to decouple the version of my file from the name of
> the module.
>
> Is there a *simple* way out of this dilemma.
In the client code, use an import/as statement and update that single
line as needed:
import circle_b as circle
If you don't want to edit the client code every time, the import can be
automated to smartly find the most recently updated version. Build a
list of filenames using your naming convention. Sort them by
modification date. Then, import the most recent one as circle:
names = glob.glob('circle_*.py')
names.sort(key=lambda f: os.stat(f).st_mtime)
newest_name = names[-1]
newest_module, ext = os.path.splitext(newest_name)
circle = __import__(newest_module)
Of course, the right answer is to do what everyone else does. Use a
version control system instead of multiple files.
Raymond
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