import unknown module name
Thomas Heller
theller at python.net
Fri Jan 10 02:47:41 EST 2003
Andrew Dalke <adalke at mindspring.com> writes:
> In general, __import__ returns the top-level module,
> and not the submodules. You'll need to do
>
> codepage = getattar(__import__(pagename), "oldpage")
>
> Also, use "except ImportError" instead of a blanket except.
>
> If there's more than one level, this should work (untested)
>
> codepage = charset
> terms = pagename.split(".")
> for term in terms[1:]:
> codepage = getattr(codepage, term)
>
> I need this just enough to be annoying ....
>
Doesn't
codepage = sys.modules[pagename]
also work? At least no loop needed...
Thomas
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