Source code for foxes.utils.load

import importlib
import importlib.util
import sys



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def import_module(name, package=None, hint=None):
    """
    Imports a module dynamically.

    Parameters
    ----------
    name: str
        The module name
    package: str, optional
        The explicit package name, deduced from name
        if not given
    hint: str, optional
        Installation advice, in case the import fails

    Returns
    -------
    mdl: module
        The imnported package

    :group: utils

    """
    try:
        return importlib.import_module(name, package)
    except ModuleNotFoundError:
        mdl = name if package is None else f"{package}.{name}"
        hint = hint if hint is not None else f"pip install {name}"
        raise ModuleNotFoundError(f"Module '{mdl}' not found, maybe try '{hint}'")




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def load_module(name, path):
    """
    Imports a module from file path

    Parameters
    ----------
    name: str
        The name of the module
    path: str
        The path to the python file

    Returns
    -------
    module:
        The module object

    :group: utils

    """
    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(name, path)
    module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
    sys.modules[name] = module
    spec.loader.exec_module(module)

    return module