Question

When I import a selfmade module and run the program, the output is what I expected. However when I update the module and run the program in the same console, the previous result is shown. If I open a new console, then the new result is correctly shown.

Let’s take an example:

# Filename: myfunctions.py

def helloWorld():
    print("Hello World")

# Filename: runfuction.py

from myfunctions import helloWorld

helloWorld()

The output is Hello World. When I replace in myfunctions.py Hello into Bye, and when I run the program in the same console, my result is still Hello World, and not Bye World. The updated text Bye World will be only shown when I open a new console.

Answer 1

try:

reload(module_name)

that’s how it works in a local python console. I don’t have a PythonAnywhere account, but I would guess it’s pretty similar.

Note that any object instances you have already created will not be changed, but this (or something similar) should work fine for functions.