31. Importing Modules

The modules described in this chapter provide new ways to import other Python modules and hooks for customizing the import process.

The full list of modules described in this chapter is:

• 31.1. imp Access the import internals
  • 31.1.1. Examples
• 31.2. importlib Convenience wrappers for __import__()
• 31.3. imputil Import utilities
  • 31.3.1. Examples
• 31.4. zipimport Import modules from Zip archives
  • 31.4.1. zipimporter Objects
  • 31.4.2. Examples
• 31.5. pkgutil Package extension utility
• 31.6. modulefinder Find modules used by a script
  • 31.6.1. Example usage of ModuleFinder
• 31.7. runpy Locating and executing Python modules