Python 2.5 execfile() works only once, why ?

[Stef Mientki]

hello,

I'm working on a kind of IDE, to build and distribute Python programs.

One of the parts is editing a build file for py2exe and running the
modified script.

In the script editor I've an accelerator key, to launch these tasks:
- save modified script file
- run modified script file
- catch log and error information from py2exe
- launch the distro executable

self.Edit.SaveFile ( self.Edit.Filename )
Globalsx = {}
#Globalsx [ 'stdout' ] = self.Log
execfile ( self.Edit.Filename, Globalsx )

The above code (with or without the stdout redirection),
works perfect, ....
.... the first time ...
but does (almost?) nothing (doesn't crash, try / except around execfile),
although the source file "self.Edit.Filename" has changed.

Could someone give me an explanation, why this happens ?

It would be great to have a work around.
I've currently switched to Popen, but can't get output / error piping
working fluently.

thanks,
Stef Mientki

 

[Carl Banks]

hello,

I'm working on a kind of IDE, to build and distribute Python programs.

One of the parts is editing a build file for py2exe and running the
modified script.

In  the script editor I've an accelerator key, to launch these tasks:
- save modified script file
- run modified script file
- catch log and error information from py2exe
- launch the distro executable

      self.Edit.SaveFile ( self.Edit.Filename )
      Globalsx = {}
      #Globalsx [ 'stdout' ]  = self.Log
      execfile ( self.Edit.Filename, Globalsx  )

The above code (with or without the stdout redirection),
works perfect, ....
... the first time ...
but does (almost?) nothing (doesn't crash, try / except around execfile),
although the source file "self.Edit.Filename" has changed.

Could someone give me an explanation, why this happens ?

I'm guessing you have references to objects from the first time you
ran execfile that don't get updated. It's kind of hard to tell.


Carl Banks

 

[Stef Mientki]

thanks Carl,
in the mean while I found a good working solution thorugh wx.Execute.

cheers,
Stef

hello,

I'm working on a kind of IDE, to build and distribute Python programs.

One of the parts is editing a build file for py2exe and running the
modified script.

In the script editor I've an accelerator key, to launch these tasks:
- save modified script file
- run modified script file
- catch log and error information from py2exe
- launch the distro executable

self.Edit.SaveFile ( self.Edit.Filename )
Globalsx = {}
#Globalsx [ 'stdout' ] = self.Log
execfile ( self.Edit.Filename, Globalsx )

The above code (with or without the stdout redirection),
works perfect, ....
... the first time ...
but does (almost?) nothing (doesn't crash, try / except around execfile),
although the source file "self.Edit.Filename" has changed.

Could someone give me an explanation, why this happens ?

I'm guessing you have references to objects from the first time you
ran execfile that don't get updated. It's kind of hard to tell.


Carl Banks

 

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:15:48 +0200, Stef Mientki wrote:

[...]

The above code (with or without the stdout redirection), works perfect,
....
... the first time ...
but does (almost?) nothing (doesn't crash, try / except around
execfile), although the source file "self.Edit.Filename" has changed.

What do you mean "doesn't crash, try / except around execfile"? Are you
*expecting* it to crash?

Are you catching an error and suppressing it? What happens if you remove
the try...except? Are you sure that execfile is actually being called?
How do you know?

Are you running your code inside an IDE? If so, it's possible the IDE is
doing something funny.