In python how do you dynamically add modules to a package while your program is running.
I want to be able to add modules to the package directory from an outside process, and be able to use those new modules in my program:
import package
def doSomething(name):
pkg = __import__("package." + name)
mod = getattr(pkg, name)
mod.doSomething()
How do I do this?
One trick with Bastien's answer... The __import__() function returns the package object, not the module object. If you use the following function, it will dynamically load the module from the package and return you the module, not the package.
def my_import(name):
mod = __import__(name)
components = name.split('.')
for comp in components[1:]:
mod = getattr(mod, comp)
return mod
Then you can do:
mod = my_import('package.' + name)
mod.doSomething()