2. import * from ...
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3. >>>import json
>>>print json.dumps(""foobar")
""foobar"
>>>from json import dumps
>>>print dumps(""foobar")
""foobar"
>>>from json import *
>>>from django.core import auth
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4. dynamic loading

5. >>>my_mod=‘mymodule’
>>>import my_mod
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ImportError: No module named my_mod
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6. >>>my_mod=‘mymodule’
>>>mm = __import__(my_mod)
>>>mm.run_cmd()
>>>import mymodule
>>>
>>>mm = __import__(my_mod, globals(),
locals(),[run_cmd], -1)
>>>mm.run_cmd()
__import__

7. example

8. residue
http://docs.python.org/library/imp.html
http://docs.python.org/library/abc.html
http://docs.python.org/library/functions.html#__import__
http://docs.python.org/library/functions.html
reload function