how to import a module dynamically

[Randall Smith]

How do I import a module when given the module name as input?

Between __import__, imp, and rexec, I'm very lost. What I want to do
seems so simple, but I don't know the best way to do it. How would I
import a module into the current namespace using the equivalent of these
2 methods:

import modname

and

from modname import *

where modname is validated input

Randall

[Irmen de Jong]

Randall Smith wrote:

How do I import a module when given the module name as input?
import modname
exec "import "+your_module_name

from modname import *

exec "from %s import %s" % (your_module_name, your_imported_symbol)

HTH,
Irmen.

[Randall Smith]

Irmen de Jong wrote:

Randall Smith wrote:

How do I import a module when given the module name as input?

import modname

exec "import "+your_module_name

from modname import *

exec "from %s import %s" % (your_module_name, your_imported_symbol)

HTH,
Irmen.

thanks