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Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2014 02:48:35 -0700
Subject: Re: unloading a module created with imp.new_module
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On Sat, Nov 22, 2014 at 11:49 PM, Patrick Stinson <patrickkidd@gmail.com> w=
rote:
> If I create a module with imp.new_module(name), how can I unload it so th=
at all the references contained in it are set to zero and the module is del=
eted? deleting the reference that is returned doesn=E2=80=99t seem to do th=
e job, and it=E2=80=99s not in sys.modules, so where is the dangling refere=
nce?

How are you determining that the module is not deleted?