Python3 - reload() can not be called on __import__ object?

Question

Ok so for a number of reasons, I\'ve been using s = __import__(\'parse\') for the longest time in Python2, now I sorta need to being my transitions to Python3 f

Answer 1

The reload built-in function has been moved to importlib module in Python 3.4:

In [18]: from importlib import reload

In [19]: reload?
Reload the module and return it.

The module must have been successfully imported before.

As pointed out by @JPaget in comments reload() function has been moved from imp to importlib module in Python 3.4+. From what's new in Python 3.4:

The reload() function has been moved from imp to importlib as part of the imp module deprecation