How can I import a script with an arbitrary name ?

[Rob Williscroft]

 wrote in news:1162217006.567079.315440 at i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com in 
comp.lang.python:

> Hi all,
> 
> I have a script responsible for loading and executing scripts on a
> daily basis. Something like this:
> 
> import time
> t = time.gmtime()
> filename = t[0] + '-' + t[1] + '-' + t[2] + '.py'
> import filename
> 
> So, I have a module with an arbitrary file name and I want to load it,
> and later access its function definitions.
> How can I do this ?  In my example, the last line will obviously not
> work.
> 

http://docs.python.org/lib/built-in-funcs.html

The first one __import__ should do the trick.

Rob.
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