Reloading Python code without restarting the FreeCAD

[project4]

Hi guys,

I'm trying to help with a WorkBench development written in Python.
Is there a way to reload python code that belongs to the WB without the need to restart the whole FreeCAD application?
Switching to another WB and back didn't help

Thanks.

[microelly2]

force a reload in the Activatewd method of your command

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		Gui.doCommand("import " + modul)
		Gui.doCommand("import " + self.lmod)
		Gui.doCommand("reload(" + self.lmod + ")")
                Gui.doCommand(self.command)

[project4]

Thanks, will try.

[triplus]

Usually doing:

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reload(SomeModule.py)

Works just fine. That is when you changed code in SomeModule.py and it was already imported.

[project4]

Thanks!

[Jee-Bee]

Usually doing:

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reload(SomeModule.py)

Works just fine. That is when you changed code in SomeModule.py and it was already imported.

i remember that is don't work out of the box with py3...

[christi]

i remember that is don't work out of the box with py3...

Any ideas how reloading modules works with python 3 ?

[christi]

i remember that is don't work out of the box with py3...

Any ideas how reloading modules works with python 3 ?

This works with Python 3:

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reload(MyModule)

but it does not work, if you have added your module to the GUI:

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FreeCADGui.addCommand('MyModule', MyModule())

The solution can be creating a sub class that is called in the MyModule class

[chrisb]

I use sucessfully:

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import someModule
from importlib import reload
reload(someModule)

[steve123]

It would be handy for debugging if there was a button somewhere (or maybe just a "developer" menu item) that would allow you to force FreeCAD to reload a module(s).