MrBlueSky wrote:
> Hi, I'm trying to use IDLE to develop My First Python App and my head
> hurts...
>
> I've a file called spalvi.py with this in it:
> from Test import *
> firstTest("Mike")
>
> And a file called Test.py with this in it:
> def firstTest(name):
> print "Yo",name
>
> I open spalvi.py with IDLE and Run it. It says "Yo Mike".
> I use the File menu to open Test.py and change the message from "Yo" to
> "Hi".
> I Run it again.... it still says "Yo Mike" :-(
> I close everything down, open spalvi.py with IDLE and Run it again. It
> says "Hi Mike".
>
> So I'm obviously not using IDLE in the "right" way. But what *is* the
> "right" way, when you're trying to develop using several source files?
>
> John
>
You need some deeper understanding of what import does and what happens
when you import again (after the library files have changed).
Try in the IDLE menu [Shell] "Restart Shell" (Ctrl+F6) each time you
have changed something in your files - this "resets" anything previously
imported, which stays the same way otherwise.
Claudio
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