Django snippets: Dynamically Import a Module (and return it)

Dynamically Import a Module (and return it)

def dynamic_import( path ):
    l = path.rfind('.')
    parent, child = path[:l], path[l+1:]
    base = __import__(parent, globals(), globals(), [child])
    return getattr(base, child, None)

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foo = dynamic_import ( 'rawr.i.am.a.lion' )

Will import lion from rawr.i.am.a and return it. (This isn't really Django specific)

Props to Crast for the original.

Author:: joshua
Posted:: February 28, 2007
Language:: Python
Django Version:: Pre .96
Tags:: dynamic module
Score:: 3 (after 3 ratings)

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wiz (on March 1, 2007):

Looks great for plugins!