How to import double extension files in python

Question

I have a python file called

default.properties.py

How can I successfully import it as a module, I tried

import default.properties as prop

but it didn't work until I changed the name to default.py, Id like to keep the name with two extensions, is this possible?

Answer 1

You can use imp

import imp
mymodule = imp.load_source('default.properties','default.properties.py')
>>>mymodule.variable
"i am variable in default.properties.py"

OR

mymodule = imp.load_module('default.properties',
                            open('default.properties.py'),
                            os.path.abspath('default.properties.py'),
                            ('.py', 'r', imp.PY_SOURCE))
>>>mymodule.variable
"i am variable in default.properties.py"