File reload?

[chrisb]

I have asked a similar question already in the Path/CAM forum, but since it seems to be a more general question I dare to ask again here:
I want to write my own post processor which usually is some try and error - and corrections of the errors. The problem is, that I have to restart FreeCAD everytime I want to test a new version.
I have already tried the following:

• reload the path module with reload(Path)
• execfile(postprocessorFile)
• execute the complete code in the python console

Neither the constants defined in the beginning of the file nor the change in the functions change. I think it might be something very simple that I am missing.
BTW: In the meantime the post processor works already pretty well, although not perfect.

[ulrich1a]

I do not fully understand, in which file do you made changes, that are not visible after the change?
Is it the path module, or is it in your postprocessor?
When it is in your postprocessor, that gets imported somewhere, you may need to do: reload(postprocessor)

I had a case where I wanted to call functions in a macro from a second file, in order to test specific functionality.
I put two lines in the second file:

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import macro
reload(macro)

With this approach, I could make changes in the macro and got the changed behavior just after the change. Otherwise, I had the same effect, that I had to restart FreeCAD, in order to see the changes in the macro with my second file.

Ulrich

[chrisb]

Success! Thank you, works like expected.
To clarify things: The postprocessor code is in the file maho_post.py. The filename is entered with it's path in the path workbench.
To reload I have to use it as a module name, i.e. without path, without quotes, without extension .py.

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import maho_post
reload(maho_post)

Chris

[danreb]

in python >=3.4

e.g. for Arch module

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# in the python console of freecad
import importlib
import Arch
importlib.reload(Arch)