Re: find out whether a module exists (without importing it)

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> imp.find_module(), but
> it didn't find any module name containing a '.'
The docs (http://docs.python.org/library/imp.html#imp.find_module) clearly say:

"This function does not handle hierarchical module names (names containing dots). In order to find P.M, that is, submodule M of package P, use find_module() and load_module() to find and load package P, and then use find_module() with the path argument set to P.__path__. When P itself has a dotted name, apply this recipe recursively."

See https://gist.github.com/3278829 for possible implementation.

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find out whether a module exists (without importing it) Gelonida N <gelonida@gmail.com> - 2012-08-06 22:48 +0200
  Re: find out whether a module exists (without importing it) Miki Tebeka <miki.tebeka@gmail.com> - 2012-08-06 14:58 -0700
  Re: find out whether a module exists (without importing it) Miki Tebeka <miki.tebeka@gmail.com> - 2012-08-06 14:58 -0700
    Re: find out whether a module exists (without importing it) Gelonida N <gelonida@gmail.com> - 2012-08-07 00:40 +0200

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