How to avoid computation every time a python module is reloaded

Question

I have a python module that makes use of a huge dictionary global variable, currently I put the computation code in the top section, every first time import or reload of the mod

Answer 1

If the 'shelve' solution turns out to be too slow or fiddly, there are other possibilities:

• shove
• Durus
• ZopeDB
• pyTables