Can I configure Django runserver to reload when static or non-python files are changed?
The answer to this is YES, all you need to do is touch your settings file which will trigger a runserver reload.  If all you need to do is source new static files, you don't need this, but if you need to trigger a reload for another reason, it is possible with a simple touch.
By default, Django's runserver command auto reloads the server when python or template files are changed.
Is it possible to configure Django to extend its file monitoring for this purpose to other directories or sets of files, such as JavaScript or CSS files being served statically (during development)?
This would be useful in this scenario: the Django app reads a set of static text files on startup and I would like the server to re-read them when they change, without having to add this specific feature - simply restarting would be fine.
Do I need to start meddling with (or extending) django/utils/autoreload.py ?