import module and execute function at runtime

[denny]

Hello, rookie here.

I'm trying to import a module at runtime using variables to specify
which module, and which functions to execute. for example:

mStr = "sys"
fStr = "exit"

# load mod
mod = __import__(mStr)
# call function
mod.fStr()

can i do this sort of thing? other suggestions?

 

[iapain]

Hi,
if you want to import module dynamically, you can use __import__ ..
always remember modules are objects ..

mStr="sys"
mod=__import__(mStr)
# Now u can use mod.version .. but cant specify the attribute using
other variable, like u did
mod.version

should read it
http://diveintopython.org/functional_programming/dynamic_import.html

 

[Giovanni Bajo]

I'm trying to import a module at runtime using variables to specify
which module, and which functions to execute. for example:

mStr = "sys"
fStr = "exit"

# load mod
mod = __import__(mStr)
# call function
mod.fStr()

getattr(mod, fStr)()