python refresh/reload

Question

This is a very basic question - but I haven\'t been able to find an answer by searching online.

I am using python to control ArcGIS, and I have a simple python scrip

Answer 1

If you are running in an IPython shell, then there are some magic commands that exist.

The IPython docs cover this feature called the autoreload extension.

Originally, I found this solution from Jonathan March's blog posting on this very subject (see point 3 from that link).

Basically all you have to do is the following, and changes you make are reflected automatically after you save:

In [1]: %load_ext autoreload

In [2]: %autoreload 2

In [3]: Import MODULE

In [4]: my_class = Module.class()
        my_class.printham()
Out[4]: ham

In [5]: #make changes to printham and save
In [6]: my_class.printham() 
Out[6]: hamlet