Plugins, or selecting modules to import at runtime

[Gerald Gutierrez]

Never mind. I just found the module "imp".

Thanks.

On Sat, 17 Apr 1999, Gerald Gutierrez wrote:
>Hi all.
>
>I'd like to write a program in Python in which the user can select one of
>several modules to execute through a function that has the same name in all the
>modules. I don't believe "import" lets me pass it a string. There is also
>reload(), but the module to reload must be previously imported.
>
>This is very similar to plugins like that used in Netscape, Photoshop and the
>GIMP.
>
>Can someone please give me a hint?
>
>Thanks.
>
>Please forward replies to gutier at intergate.bc.ca.