Thread by @driscollis

#Python also includes a special function named `__import__()`

This function is NOT used in everyday Python programming and is in fact, usually discouraged.

But we will talk about it briefly anyway!

#python_builtins_by_driscollis

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The `__import__()` function takes the following args:

🐍 name
🐍 globals=None
🐍 locals=None
🐍 fromlist=()
🐍 level=0

You can use `__import__()` to import modules. Here's an example of import Python's `sys` module using it:

In most cases, you should use #Python's `importlib` module instead of `__import__()`. 🐍🔥

You can read more about that module here:

docs.python.org/3/library/impo…

You can learn more about #Python's `__import__()` function in the docs:

docs.python.org/3/library/func…

Thanks for checking out my brief into to Python's `__import__()` function!