1:mod:`importlib` --- Convenience wrappers for :func:`__import__` 2================================================================ 3 4.. module:: importlib 5 :synopsis: Convenience wrappers for __import__ 6 7.. moduleauthor:: Brett Cannon <brett@python.org> 8.. sectionauthor:: Brett Cannon <brett@python.org> 9 10.. versionadded:: 2.7 11 12This module is a minor subset of what is available in the more full-featured 13package of the same name from Python 3.1 that provides a complete 14implementation of :keyword:`import`. What is here has been provided to 15help ease in transitioning from 2.7 to 3.1. 16 17 18.. function:: import_module(name, package=None) 19 20 Import a module. The *name* argument specifies what module to 21 import in absolute or relative terms 22 (e.g. either ``pkg.mod`` or ``..mod``). If the name is 23 specified in relative terms, then the *package* argument must be 24 specified to the package which is to act as the anchor for resolving the 25 package name (e.g. ``import_module('..mod', 'pkg.subpkg')`` will import 26 ``pkg.mod``). The specified module will be inserted into 27 :data:`sys.modules` and returned. 28