Restart python script itsself (run again).md

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Inspired from https://blog.petrzemek.net/2014/03/23/restarting-a-python-script-within-itself/

def restart():
        import sys
        print("argv was",sys.argv)
        print("sys.executable was", sys.executable)
        print("restart now")

        import os
        os.execv(sys.executable, ['python'] + sys.argv)

Amazing, thank you!

Seems like the input function is broken with it tho...

if you want to run/restart your script with -i its not working

Wouldn't it make more sense to not hardcode the executable name?

import os, sys
def restart():
    os.execv(sys.executable, [os.path.basename(sys.executable)] + sys.argv)