"Martin v. Löwis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Ben Finney schrieb:
> > Question: I have Python modules named without '.py' as the extension,
> > and I'd like to be able to import them. How can I do that?
>
> I recommend to use imp.load_module.
I've tried this; as Patrick Maupin alludes to, it compiles the module
leaving a strangely-named file behind.
Program in a file named 'frob_foo'; no other file names needed nor
desired.
import imp
file_name = "frob_foo"
module_name = 'frob_foo'
module_file = open(file_name, 'r')
module_desc = ("", 'r', imp.PY_SOURCE)
module = imp.load_module(module_name, module_file, file_name, module_desc)
Result: two files, 'frob_foo' and 'frob_fooc'. I can see why this
happens, but it's not what's desired. Currently I'm going with:
file_name = "frob_foo"
module_name = 'frob_foo'
from types import ModuleType
module = ModuleType(module_name)
module_file = open(file_name, 'r')
exec module_file in module.__dict__
Still, the purpose is simply to get a module object out, with a named
file as input. If the 'imp' module can do that without leaving
unwanted turds behind, it seems more elegant. Can anyone suggest a way
to get the same result as the above 'exec' method, using the 'imp'
module?
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Ben Finney
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