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Scripts/Animation/springmagic/mkDevTools.py

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+from os import path
+import compileall
+import sys, types
+
+def recompile(modulename):
+    """Recompile the given module, its directory's contents!"""
+    myScriptPath = sys.modules[modulename.__name__].__path__[0]
+    if path.isdir(myScriptPath):
+        compileall.compile_dir(myScriptPath, force=True)
+
+def reload_module(modulename):
+    """Reload the given module and all children"""
+ 
+    # Get a reference to each loaded module
+    loaded_modules = dict([(key, value) for key, value in sys.modules.items() 
+        if key.startswith(modulename.__name__) and 
+        isinstance(value, types.ModuleType)])
+ 
+    # Delete references to these loaded modules from sys.modules
+    for key in loaded_modules:
+        del sys.modules[key]
+ 
+    # Load each of the modules again
+    # Make old modules share state with new modules
+    for key in loaded_modules:
+        print 're-loading %s' % key
+        newmodule = __import__(key)
+        oldmodule = loaded_modules[key]
+        oldmodule.__dict__.clear()
+        oldmodule.__dict__.update(newmodule.__dict__)
+
+def refresh(modulename):
+    recompile(modulename)
+    reload_module(modulename)