def importWithReload(moduleName, names):
   """
   Returns specific names from a module, after reloading them.

   The moduleName argument should be a string.

   The names argument can either be a list of names (strings), or a single name.
   """
   mod = __import__(moduleName)
   components = moduleName.split('.')
   for comp in components[1:]:
       mod = getattr(mod, comp)
   mod = reload(mod)
   if isinstance(names, list):
       output = []
       for name in names:
           output.append(getattr(mod, name))
       return output
   return getattr(mod, names)