py2exe and dynamic modules

[Uwe C. Schroeder]

Hi,

I checked everything and it seems I'm the only one trying to do this.
I have a large application that dynamically loads plugins.
There is no way I can say at runtime what names the plugins have, so loading
them statically is not an option. 
The plugins are quite simple and contain one class only.
With a full python installation it's no problem to load them using
__import__. However in a py2exe deployment the importer is replaced, so
__import__ won't work anymore.
Also the directory where the plugins are stored is user dependant (on
windows in the profile tree) and is determined at runtime. The plugins
don't even exist at application start, they are transfered on request.

What I can say is that for one user the directory is always the same.
Is there a way to deploy this using py2exe (or whatever, although I like
py2exe for it's simplicity) ?

I can modify the program to store the plugins in a fixed place - but I don't
like this too much since then deploying it on *nix is a hassle for access
right reasons.

Is there any way to tell py2exe's importer to look in a certain directory ?
as said: currently I just add the directory to sys.path and do an
__import__.

Any hints ?

Thanks

        UC

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