theskumar

def import_from_string(val):
    """
    Attempt to import a class from a string representation.

    From: https://github.com/tomchristie/django-rest-framework/blob/master/rest_framework/settings.py
    """
    try:
        # Nod to tastypie's use of importlib.
        parts = val.split('.')
        module_path, class_name = '.'.join(parts[:-1]), parts[-1]