[mod_python] Udate python modules without restarting Apache

On Oct 10 18:50, Graham Dumpleton <grahamd at dscpl.com.au> wrote:
>
> When using combination of imp.find_module() and imp.load_module(), main 
> thing  is that it is a true module. Ie., result of calling type() on the 
> result will actually be <type 'module'>.
> 
> Taking a simple module which contains:
> 
>    variable = 0
>    def function(): pass
> 
> If this module is imported using imp.load_module(), result is same as 
> "import" and running dir() on the module yields the following.
> 
>    ['__builtins__', '__doc__', '__file__', '__name__', 'function', 
> 'variable']
> 
> If one uses execfile() however, the result is simply a dictionary, ie., 
> type() yields <type 'dict'>. The results of calling keys() on that
> dictionary yields the following.
> 
>    ['__builtins__', 'variable', 'function']
> 
> In terms of executing code within the context of the two, there 
> probably isn't going to be much difference. The only issue would
> be if the code being loaded had expected it to be executing
> within the environment of a true module. Ie., that it expected
> __file__ and __name__ to actually exist.

FWIW, if using execfile() I have since found that it is probably better
to use:

  import imp
  module = imp.new_module("z")
  module.__file__ = "z.py"
  execfile("z.py",module.__dict__)

That way, executing type() on the module gives <type 'module'> and thus
things one expects to work on modules will. The imp.new_module() method
does not result in the module being listed in sys.modules.  

--
Graham Dumpleton (grahamd at dscpl.com.au)