Dave Angel <davea <at> davea.name> writes: > > The __import__() function is defined > http://docs.python.org/2/library/functions.html#__import__ >
Thanks. The name of the imported file will change with each user and for each project so according to the this reference using this in my situation makes sense. > appname = "myapp" > usermodule = __import__(appname, globals(), locals(), [], -1) > > And now you can use usermodule as though you had imported it in the > usual way. > Thanks. This worked! I was using __import__ without the other arguments before. I guess did not think it will work :-) > As for my other caveat, I've said it before in this thread. Make sure > you don't ever load a module by more than one name, or you'll end up > with a mess. And that includes the original script, which is loaded by > the name '__main__' > > You also should avoid any circular import, as it can be very tricky to > deal with them. > The two programs are separate, there is no fear of a circular import. Also, I need only a function to get access to the objects in the other module so the import is inside the function... no fear of ending up in a mess. Thanks. I guess this makes more sense than execfile and it works. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
