Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]

Groups > comp.lang.python > #26666

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

Show all headers | View raw

On 08/06/2012 11:58 PM, Miki Tebeka wrote:
>> 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).
Thanks,
Well this explains.

 >  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.
>


Using imp and then iterating (as you suggested) is probably the fastest 
solution. This is what I will do.

Thanks again.

Back to comp.lang.python | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Find similar | Unroll thread

Thread

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

csiph-web