Make python reload() function read from .py instead of .pyc

I have written a rather large module which is automatically compiled into a .pyc file when I import it. When I want to test features of the module in the interpreter, e.g., class methods, I use the `reload()` function from the `imp` package. The problem is that it reloads the `.pyc` file, not the `.py` file. For example I try a function in the interpreter, figure out that it is not working properly, I would make changes to the `.py` file. However, if I reload the module in the interpreter, it reloads the `.pyc` file so that the changes are not reflected in the interpreter. I would have to quit the interpreter, start it again and use `import` to load the module (and create the `.pyc` file from the `.py` file). Or alternatively I would have to delete the `.pyc` file each time. Is there any better way? E.g., to make `reload()` prefer `.py` files over `.pyc` files? Here is an except from the interpreter session that shows that `reload()` loads the `.pyc` file. ``` >>> reload(pdb) <module 'pdb' from 'pdb.pyc'> ``` EDIT: And even if I delete the `.pyc` file, another `.pyc` file will be created each time I use reload, so that I have to delete the `.pyc` file each time I use reload. ``` >>> reload(pdb) <module 'pdb' from 'pdb.py'> >>> reload(pdb) <module 'pdb' from 'pdb.pyc'> ```