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ActivePython 2.5

Python Documentation

Library Reference

Front Matter

Contents

1. Introduction

2. Built-in Objects

3. Built-in Types

4. String Services

5. Data Types

6. Numeric and Mathematical Modules

7. Internet Data Handling

8. Structured Markup Processing Tools

9. File Formats

10. Cryptographic Services

11. File and Directory Access

12. Data Compression and Archiving

13. Data Persistence

14. Generic Operating System Services

15. Optional Operating System Services

16. Unix Specific Services

17. Interprocess Communication and Networking

18. Internet Protocols and Support

19. Multimedia Services

20. Graphical User Interfaces with Tk

21. Internationalization

22. Program Frameworks

23. Development Tools

24. The Python Debugger

25. The Python Profilers

26. Python Runtime Services

27. Custom Python Interpreters

28. Restricted Execution

29. Importing Modules

29.1 imp -- Access the import internals

29.2 zipimport -- Import modules from Zip archives

29.3 pkgutil -- Package extension utility

29.4 modulefinder -- Find modules used by a script

29.5 runpy -- Locating and executing Python modules.

30. Python Language Services

31. Python compiler package

32. Abstract Syntax Trees

33. Miscellaneous Services

34. SGI IRIX Specific Services

35. SunOS Specific Services

36. MS Windows Specific Services

A. Undocumented Modules

B. Reporting Bugs

C. History and License

Module Index

Index

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29. Importing Modules

The modules described in this chapter provide new ways to import other Python modules and hooks for customizing the import process.

The full list of modules described in this chapter is:

imp Access the implementation of the import statement.

zipimport support for importing Python modules from ZIP archives.

pkgutil Utilities to support extension of packages.

modulefinder Find modules used by a script.

runpy Locate and execute Python modules as scripts

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