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whenever I try to reload a python module in python version 3.3.2 i get this error code

>>> import bigmeesh
>>> bob=bigmeesh.testmod()
this baby is happy
>>> imp.reload(bigmeesh)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<pyshell#2>", line 1, in <module>
    imp.reload(bigmeesh)
NameError: name 'imp' is not defined
I tried researching and still got no answers.
You have to import imp before you can use it, just as with any other module:
>>> import bigmeesh
>>> import imp
>>> imp.reload(bigmeesh)
However, in 3.3, importlib doesn't have a simple reload function; you'd have to build it yourself out of importlib.machinery. So, for 3.3, stick with imp. But in 3.4 and later which do have importlib.reload, use that instead.
It's also worth noting that reload is often not what you want. For example, if you were expecting bob to change into an instance of the new version of bigmeesh.testmod(), it won't. But, on the other hand, if you were expecting it to not change at all, you might be surprised, because some of its behavior might depend on globals that were changed.
                @ChalleeCassandraSmith: As in between 3.3.1 and 3.3.2? Or 3.2 and 3.3? Or all the versions from 2.7 to 3.3? Whichever one you want, I don't know of any book, but the docs have an extensive What's New in Python section.
– abarnert
                Aug 29, 2013 at 0:22
                @ChalleeCassandraSmith: But anyway, there isn't anything new here. Even in pre-1.0 versions of Python, you couldn't use functions from any module without importing that module, and the imp module has existed since Python 1.4.
– abarnert
                Aug 29, 2013 at 0:24
Just type modulereload(MODULE_NAME), replacing MODULE_NAME with the name of the module you want to reload.
For example, modulereload(math) will reload the math function.
        
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