fun with python

python_crimes.py

import builtins
_old_import = builtins.__import__
def _test_import(*args, **kwargs):
    print('before!', args, kwargs)
    # args 2 and 3 are dictionaries that have the namespace in them, remove
    # evidence of our python crimes
    for a in args:
        if isinstance(a, dict) and '_old_import' in a:
            del a['_old_import']
        if isinstance(a, dict) and '_test_import' in a:
            del a['_test_import']
    print('after!', args, kwargs)
    return _old_import(*args, **kwargs)
builtins.__import__ = _test_import

import os

print('done')