importing a module with a user inputted name in python

Question

Here is what I have been trying to use:

filename = str(input("Enter a file name: "))
file = filename.split('.')
file = file[0]
from file import *

However, the interpreter doesn't attempt to look for the variable assigned to file, and looks for a module named 'file' does anyone have a solution to this?

Answer 1

I think that this might work for you:

import importlib
module = importlib.import_module(filename.split('.')[0])

Then you should be able to use module in order to call any of the imported functions.