First, you don't import models -- they are automatically executed by the framework. Instead, you import modules (which can be anywhere in the usual Python sys.path, or in your application's /modules folder).
Also, local_import has been deprecated. You can now import modules from your application's /modules folder by simply doing: import mymodule # assuming there is a mymodule.py in /applications/myapp/modules To have the module reload automatically when there are changes, do: from gluon.custom_import import track_changes track_changes(True) To import modules from another app: from applications.otherapp.modules import mymodule See http://web2py.com/book/default/chapter/04#Accessing-the-API-from-Python-modules. Anthony On Thursday, December 1, 2011 8:30:22 AM UTC-5, Alan Etkin wrote: > > I would like to be able to change by a model/controller instruction to > change the path from where the modules are imported, > > Suppose my web2py app is stored at ~/web2py/applications/myweb2pyapp > > Instead making local_import("model") for a model stored at myweb2pyapp/ > models/model.py, i need to make the same statement for a model stored > at ~/another/path/module.py > > Is that possible? Note that i do not really know what local_import > does but i been told that it is required to update a modified module > without web server restart. > > Thank you > >
