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Jython is an implementation of the high-level, dynamic, object-oriented
language Python written in 100% Pure Java, and seamlessly integrated with
the Java platform. It thus allows you to run Python on any Java platform.
"""Backport of importlib.import_module from 3.x."""
# While not critical (and in no way guaranteed!), it would be nice to keep this
# code compatible with Python 2.3.
import sys
def _resolve_name(name, package, level):
"""Return the absolute name of the module to be imported."""
if not hasattr(package, 'rindex'):
raise ValueError("'package' not set to a string")
dot = len(package)
for x in xrange(level, 1, -1):
try:
dot = package.rindex('.', 0, dot)
except ValueError:
raise ValueError("attempted relative import beyond top-level "
"package")
return "%s.%s" % (package[:dot], name)
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.
"""
if name.startswith('.'):
if not package:
raise TypeError("relative imports require the 'package' argument")
level = 0
for character in name:
if character != '.':
break
level += 1
name = _resolve_name(name[level:], package, level)
__import__(name)
return sys.modules[name]