"""A pure Python implementation of import.""" __all__ = ['__import__', 'import_module', 'invalidate_caches'] from . import _bootstrap # To simplify imports in test code _w_long = _bootstrap._w_long _r_long = _bootstrap._r_long # Bootstrap help ##################################################### import imp import sys _bootstrap._setup(sys, imp) # Public API ######################################################### from ._bootstrap import __import__ def invalidate_caches(): """Call the invalidate_caches() method on all finders stored in sys.path_importer_caches (where implemented).""" for finder in sys.path_importer_cache.values(): if hasattr(finder, 'invalidate_caches'): finder.invalidate_caches() def import_module(name, package=None): """Import a module. The 'package' argument is required when performing a relative import. It specifies the package to use as the anchor point from which to resolve the relative import to an absolute import. """ level = 0 if name.startswith('.'): if not package: raise TypeError("relative imports require the 'package' argument") for character in name: if character != '.': break level += 1 return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)