Get 2 isolated instances of a python module

Question

I am interacting with a python 2.x API written in a non-OO way, it uses module-global scope for some internal state driven stuff. It\'s needed in a context where it\'s no longer

Answer 1

You can try by fooling sys.modules

import badmodule as badmod1

import sys
del sys.modules['badmodule']

import badmodule as badmod2

If this works or not of course depends on what the bad module is doing...