How to Reload a Python3 C extension module?

I wrote a C extension (mycext.c) for Python 3.2. The extension relies on constant data stored in a C header (myconst.h). The header file is generated by a Python script. In the same script, I make use of the recently compiled module. The workflow in the Python3 myscript (not shown completely) is as follows:

configure_C_header_constants() 
write_constants_to_C_header() # write myconst.h
os.system('python3 setup.py install --user') # compile mycext
import mycext
mycext.do_stuff()

This works perfectly fine the in a Python session for the first time. If I repeat the procedure in the same session (for example, in two different testcases of a unittest), the first compiled version of mycext is always (re)loaded.

How do I effectively reload a extension module with the latest compiled version?