Siarhei Siniak
1530fcf108
1. 7f51a0332edd0c675c2d314ca3e62df7ef041281 deps/ipython (8.4.0-33-g7f51a0332)
40 lines
1.0 KiB
Python
40 lines
1.0 KiB
Python
# encoding: utf-8
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"""
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A simple utility to import something by its string name.
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"""
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# Copyright (c) IPython Development Team.
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# Distributed under the terms of the Modified BSD License.
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def import_item(name):
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"""Import and return ``bar`` given the string ``foo.bar``.
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Calling ``bar = import_item("foo.bar")`` is the functional equivalent of
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executing the code ``from foo import bar``.
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Parameters
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----------
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name : string
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The fully qualified name of the module/package being imported.
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Returns
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-------
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mod : module object
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The module that was imported.
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"""
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parts = name.rsplit('.', 1)
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if len(parts) == 2:
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# called with 'foo.bar....'
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package, obj = parts
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module = __import__(package, fromlist=[obj])
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try:
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pak = getattr(module, obj)
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except AttributeError as e:
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raise ImportError('No module named %s' % obj) from e
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return pak
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else:
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# called with un-dotted string
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return __import__(parts[0])
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