How to import from filename with dots in it?

[Frank Niessink]

Frank Niessink <niessink at serc.nl> wrote:
> 
> I want to import from a file called 'foo-0.1.py'. Is this at all possible?
> Maybe using __import__?

After some experimenting I found a solution:

>>> import imp
>>> location = imp.find_module('foo-0.1')
>>> foo_0_1 = imp.load_module('dummy', *location)

The first argument to load_module does not seem to matter?

Cheers, Frank
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