[Python-Dev] Proposed Python api for testing whether a module exists (original) (raw)

Edward Loper edloper at gradient.cis.upenn.edu
Mon Aug 2 19:50:42 CEST 2004


I propose to add the following function to the imp module:

exists(modulename) Test whether the named module can be found. [...] If a dotted module name is given, then parent modules will be imported if they haven't already been imported.

If a parent module doesn't exist, will it return False or raise an ImportError?

-Edward



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