[Tutor] Passing a variable to 'import'

[Andy W]

Hi Christ

> So how do I, for example, grab a module name from sys.argv and then pass
it
> to the import command as a variable?
>
> - Chris

You'll want to look at the "imp" module.

http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/module-imp.html

Also, take a look at the example for the imp module.

http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/examples-imp.html

HTH,
Andrew

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