Re: [Tutor] How to import modules using the input() command

[bob gailer]

Mihai Iacob wrote: Hello, I was wondering if there is a way to import modules using the input() command. If i try to do it directly it gives me an error: input() import time The input function takes a character string and attempts to interpret it as a Python _expression_. import is a statement, not an _expression_. Traceback (most recent call last): File "<pyshell#168>", line 1, in <module> input() File "<string>", line 1 import time ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax Is there another way in which i can import modules with the input() command? Yes: modname = raw_input() exec "import " + modname That can be a security risk, in that a use could enter "time; import os; os.rmdir('some_valuable_directory')" You could prescan modname for semicolons to reduce the risk. Safer is: modname = raw_input() globals()[modname] = __import__(modname)

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