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[mhorn2]

Hello,

I am developing a python script to automatically generate some named selections. I am using 2021R1 Mechanical Scripting.

I am wondering how to clear all the variables that I have defined from the namespace, or better yet, restart the "Shell".

When I develop python code outside of ANSYS I often restart the iPython console to provide a fresh namespace. This prevents a script from successfully running, when there are indeed errors. The error I am concerned about is when a script accesses a variable before its definition. If I am developing a code in a shell that has stale variables from a previous run, then they could be accessed without issue by my script that has this error. When I run the script in a new Mechanical session it will error out.

PS - scripting is an AWESOME feature. The 2021R1 updates are making a world of difference for me. Good stuff.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

Mike

[mhorn2]

This would also be very useful when importing local modules. I have defined some python functions in a module that I import. If I make any changes to these modules I cannot re-import then to the shell if they have already been imported. In order to re-import the new version of the module the shell needs to be restarted (I think). Thanks!
Update: I found the reload module command in Python 2 which re-loads locally imported modules.