Import a python file as module

import_from_file.py

#!/usr/bin/python

import sys
import imp
import os.path

def import_pythonfile_as_module(python_file_path):
    file_name = os.path.basename(python_file_path)
    module_name = os.path.splitext(file_name)[0]
    new_module = imp.load_source(module_name, 
                                 python_file_path)
    return new_module

def main():
    module = import_pythonfile_as_module(sys.argv[1])
    print module
    print dir(module)

if __name__ == '__main__':
   main()

python import_from_file.py ~/test.py

Import the python file (~/test.py) as module and return the module... Aka, example of dynamic load python modules from files.. useful for plugins systems or similar