Module inspection by name

[Jean-Michel Pichavant]

Nadav Chernin wrote:
>
> Hi all, a have easy question for python developers.
>
> Assume I have list of all objects:
>
> obj=dir()
>
> Now I want to know which object from “obj” list is module.
>
> I searched some method in module inspection, but there is not any 
> method that get ‘string’ as parameters
>
> Any reply will be greatfull
>
> Nadav
>

import sys
import os
name = 'os'
sys.modules[name]

will return the module itself with the string name. It should allow you 
to use the method you found using the module itself.

JM