Getting a list of all modules

[Akira Li]

Steven D'Aprano <steve at pearwood.info> writes:

> I'm looking for a programmatic way to get a list of all Python modules 
> and packages. Not just those already imported, but all those which 
> *could* be imported.
...
> Is this problem already solved? Can anyone make any suggestions?

Look at how `help('modules')` is implemented. Though it crashes on my
system.

See also,

How can I get a list of locally installed Python modules? [1]
python - get available modules [2]

[1]
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/739993/how-can-i-get-a-list-of-locally-installed-python-modules
[2]
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3952513/python-get-available-modules


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Akira