Function import_string

django/utils/module_loading.py:19–35

Import a dotted module path and return the attribute/class designated by the last name in the path. Raise ImportError if the import failed.

(dotted_path)

def import_string(dotted_path):
    """
    Import a dotted module path and return the attribute/class designated by
    the last name in the path. Raise ImportError if the import failed.
    """
    try:
        module_path, class_name = dotted_path.rsplit(".", 1)
    except ValueError as err:
        raise ImportError("%s doesn't look like a module path" % dotted_path) from err

    try:
        return cached_import(module_path, class_name)
    except AttributeError as err:
        raise ImportError(
            'Module "%s" does not define a "%s" attribute/class'
            % (module_path, class_name)
        ) from err


def autodiscover_modules(*args, **kwargs):