how to import a module dynamically

[Randall Smith]

Irmen de Jong wrote:
> Randall Smith wrote:
> 
>> How do I import a module when given the module name as input?
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> 
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>> import modname
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> exec "import "+your_module_name
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>> from modname import *
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> exec "from %s import %s" % (your_module_name, your_imported_symbol)
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> HTH,
> Irmen.
> 
thanks