1 """

     2     Functions to load data from various sources

     3 """

     4 

     5 import imp

     6 

     7 def load_py (path) :

     8     """

     9         Load a python file from the given filesystem path, returning the module itself

    10     """

    11 

    12     # XXX: what name to use?

    13     name = "hosts"

    14     

    15     # find the module

    16     file, pathname, info = imp.find_module(name, [path])

    17 

    18     # load it

    19     module = imp.load_module(name, file, pathname, info)

    20 

    21     # ok

    22     return module

    23