Import package with the same name as current file

Asked Jul 10 '19 at 22:59

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I have the following piece of code that looks like it might be able to import a package that has the same name as the script that is being run, but it goes into infinite recursion:

def import_non_local2(name, custom_name=None):
    custom_name = custom_name or name

    from importlib.util import find_spec, module_from_spec

    spec = find_spec(name, sys.path[1:])
    mod = module_from_spec(spec)

    spec.name = custom_name

    spec.loader.exec_module(mod)



whois_service = import_non_local2('whois', 'whois_service')

I'm trying to convert the code from this answer to stop using the deprecated imp.

asked Jul 10 '19 at 22:59

Alper

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rename your script and problem resolved. – furas Jul 10 '19 at 23:07
`import some_reserved_name as some_other_name` ? – JacobIRR Jul 10 '19 at 23:39
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I don't want to rename the script. That's the point. – Alper Jul 11 '19 at 11:07
@JacobIRR That imports my current script first instead of the package so does not work. – Alper Jul 11 '19 at 13:33
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Facing the same issue. Did you ever resolve this? – dorien May 14 '21 at 09:30

Import package with the same name as current file

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