Issue 1752 in robotframework: Import Variables keyword should import files even if they are already imported

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New issue 1752 by sfuentes...@gmail.com: Import Variables keyword should  
import files even if they are already imported
https://code.google.com/p/robotframework/issues/detail?id=1752

RF:2.8.6
Python: 2.7
OS: W7

Thanks in advance for your help.

I have installed RF 2.8.6 and I am using import variable as is shown below,  
somehow seems is not working, the payment_variables.py  file is created  
with some values in it in the first test, then is updated for the second  
tests (I can verify this by open the file directly), but the variable is  
not being re-imported / updated.

Steps to reproduce it
1.-  Create a variable file as x.py with some variables and values
      example
       ('fields_to_validate', {'session  
id': 'YjI2ZTVlYmItYTllZC00N2Q2LWI4NjMtMGZlN2M5NTYxNzAy', 'IP  
address': '88.88.88.88', 'Amount': '10.64', 'Last4CCDigits': '1111', 'Product  
Code': '7181', 'Transaction Status': 'true', 'CCType': 'VISA', 'Error  
Code': '0'})

2.-  Import the variable file and check its variables and values
      Import Variables      ${RES_eCAPS_WECAN}/x.py

3.-  Make changes in the values of the variables and save the file

4.- Import the variable file again and check its variables and values
     I expect the 'import variables' keyword should import file even if was  
already imported, but this seems not be the case, because the variables  
keep the values gotten in the first Import (Step 2).


any suggestion?


here you go more details.

in the following example may help to understand what is going on.
I first read the file using OperatingSystem.Get File  and its content is  
displayed.
right after that I use BuiltIn.Import Variables to import the variables  
from the same file, and clearly the content is different.

any idea? shouldn't Import Variable re-import.

KEYWORD: ${the file} = OperatingSystem.Get File  
${RES_eCAPS_WECAN}/payment_variables.py
        Documentation:  
        Returns the contents of a specified file.
	Start / End / Elapsed:	20150624 12:05:29.847 / 20150624 12:05:29.848 /  
00:00:00.001
        
	12:05:29.848	INFO	Getting  
file 'C:\Workspace\CAPSProject\capstest\resources\eCAPS\eCAPS_WECAN\payment_variables.py'	
	12:05:29.848	INFO	${the file} = fields_to_validate =  
{'CCType':'','Transaction Status':'true','Error Code':'0','IP  
address':'88.88.88.88','Amount':'10.64','Last4CCDigits':'','session  
id': 'YjI2ZTVlYmItYTllZC00N2Q2LWI4NjMtMGZlN2M5NTY...	


KEYWORD: BuiltIn.Import Variables ${RES_eCAPS_WECAN}/payment_variables.py
        Documentation:  
        Imports a variable file with the given path and optional arguments.
	Start / End / Elapsed:	20150624 12:05:29.850 / 20150624 12:05:29.853 /  
00:00:00.003
        12:05:29.853    INFO    True
	 
C:\Workspace\CAPSProject\capstest\resources\eCAPS\eCAPS_WECAN\payment_variables.py
        [u'overwrite=True']
	<module 'payment_variables'  
from 'C:\Workspace\CAPSProject\capstest\resources\eCAPS\eCAPS_WECAN\payment_variables.py'>
	[('fields_to_validate', {'session  
id': 'YjI2ZTVlYmItYTllZC00N2Q2LWI4NjMtMGZlN2M5NTYxNzAy', 'IP  
address': '88.88.88.88', 'Amount': '10.64', 'Last4CCDigits': '1111', 'Product  
Code': '7181', 'Transaction Status': 'true', 'CCType': 'VISA', 'Error  
Code': '0'})]

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