import() — Advanced Playground

Low-level function invoked by the import statement

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# __import__() - implementing the protocol
class Custom:
    def ____import____(self):
        return "custom result"

obj = Custom()
print(__import__(obj))

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Understanding the dunder methods that __import__() calls helps you customize behavior for your own classes.

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Try modifying the code above to explore different behaviors. Can you extend the example to handle a new use case?

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import() — Advanced Playground