Function locate

Lib/pydoc.py:1673–1690

Locate an object by name or dotted path, importing as necessary.

(path, forceload=0)

    return type(thing).__name__

def locate(path, forceload=0):
    """Locate an object by name or dotted path, importing as necessary."""
    parts = [part for part in path.split('.') if part]
    module, n = None, 0
    while n < len(parts):
        nextmodule = safeimport('.'.join(parts[:n+1]), forceload)
        if nextmodule: module, n = nextmodule, n + 1
        else: break
    if module:
        object = module
    else:
        object = builtins
    for part in parts[n:]:
        try:
            object = getattr(object, part)
        except AttributeError:
            return None
    return object

# --------------------------------------- interactive interpreter interface