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📦 NAME

importlib - A pure Python implementation of import.

🚀 Quick Reference

Use Case	Command	Description
📥 Import a module	importlib.import_module('name')	Import a module by name, returns the module.
🔗 Relative import	importlib.import_module('..submod', package=__name__)	Perform a relative import from a package.
🔄 Reload a module	importlib.reload(module)	Reload an already imported module.
🧹 Invalidate caches	importlib.invalidate_caches()	Clear finder caches stored in sys.meta_path.
🛠️ Low‑level import	importlib.__import__('name', globals, locals, fromlist, level)	Full control over import mechanics.

📖 MODULE REFERENCE

https://docs.python.org/3.10/library/importlib.html

The following documentation is automatically generated from the Python source files. It may be incomplete, incorrect or include features that are considered implementation detail and may vary between Python implementations. When in doubt, consult the module reference at the location listed above.

📋 PACKAGE CONTENTS

• _abc
• _adapters
• _bootstrap
• _bootstrap_external
• _common
• abc
• machinery
• metadata (package)
• readers
• resources
• util

⚙️ FUNCTIONS

• __import__(name, globals=None, locals=None, fromlist=(), level=0) — Import a module. The 'globals' argument is used to infer where the import is occurring from to handle relative imports. The 'locals' argument is ignored. The 'fromlist' argument specifies what should exist as attributes on the module being imported (e.g. from module import <fromlist>). The 'level' argument represents the package location to import from in a relative import (e.g. from ..pkg import mod would have a 'level' of 2).
• import_module(name, package=None) — Import a module. The 'package' argument is required when performing a relative import. It specifies the package to use as the anchor point from which to resolve the relative import to an absolute import.
• invalidate_caches() — Call the invalidate_caches() method on all meta path finders stored in sys.meta_path (where implemented).
• reload(module) — Reload the module and return it. The module must have been successfully imported before.

📊 DATA

__all__ = ['__import__', 'import_module', 'invalidate_caches', 'reload', ...]

📁 FILE

/usr/lib/python3.10/importlib/__init__.py

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