Dynamically imports python modules by given module URI

importFromUri.py

import os
import imp

def importFromURI(self, uri, absl=False):
	if not absl:
		uri = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), uri))
	path, fname = os.path.split(uri)
	mname, ext = os.path.splitext(fname)
		
	no_ext = os.path.join(path, mname)
	 	
	if os.path.exists(no_ext + '.pyc'):
		try:
			return imp.load_compiled(mname, no_ext + '.pyc')
		except:
			pass
	if os.path.exists(no_ext + '.py'):
		try:
			return imp.load_source(mname, no_ext + '.py')
		except:
			pass