"import module as m" from strings in python

Question

if I supply ("pandas", "pd"), is it possible to obtain import pandas as pd programatically?

I do know that I can do:

import importlib
pd = importlib.import_module('pandas')

But, can I supply the pd somehow as a string as well?

Błotosmętek · Accepted Answer · 2020-04-18 19:40:31Z

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Technically, yes, and in more than way:

locals()['pd'] = importlib.import_module('pandas')

Of course, it rather bad practice.

answered Apr 18, 2020 at 19:40

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2 Comments

OK. I am actually trying to get ipython to import some modules upon startup if they exist.

Why don't you just use try…except to handle the case of missing module?

David Smolinski · Accepted Answer · 2020-04-18 19:38:43Z

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Yes.

name = 'pd'
exec(f'import pandas as {name}')

answered Apr 18, 2020 at 19:38

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