How to reference python package when filename contains a period

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Actually, you can import a module with an invalid name. But you’ll need to use imp for that, e.g. assuming file is named models.admin.py, you could do

import imp
with open('models.admin.py', 'rb') as fp:
    models_admin = imp.load_module(
        'models_admin', fp, 'models.admin.py',
        ('.py', 'rb', imp.PY_SOURCE)
    )

But read the docs on imp.find_module and imp.load_module before you start using it.

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