parameters: (name, package=None)
return_statement: return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
docstring: Import a module.
  
      The 'package' argument is required when performing a relative import. It
      specifies the package to use as the anchor point from which to resolve the
      relative import to an absolute import.
docstring_summary: Import a module.
docstring_tokens: Import a module .
function: def import_module(name, package=None):
      """Import a module.
  
      The 'package' argument is required when performing a relative import. It
      specifies the package to use as the anchor point from which to resolve the
      relative import to an absolute import.
  
      """
      level = 0
      if name.startswith('.'):
          if not package:
              msg = ("the 'package' argument is required to perform a relative "
                     "import for {!r}")
              raise TypeError(msg.format(name))
          for character in name:
              if character != '.':
                  break
              level += 1
      return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
function_tokens: def import_module ( name , package = None ) : level = 0 if name . startswith ( '.' ) : if not package : msg = ( "the 'package' argument is required to perform a relative " "import for {!r}" ) raise TypeError ( msg . format ( name ) ) for character in name : if character != '.' : break level += 1 return _bootstrap . _gcd_import ( name [ level : ] , package , level )