docs: def load_module(filename):
      """Loads a module from anywhere in the system.
  
      Does not depend on or modify sys.path.
      """
      path, name = os.path.split(filename)
      name, ext = os.path.splitext(name)
      (file, filename, desc) = imp.find_module(name, [path])
  
      try:
          return imp.load_module(name, file, filename, desc)
      finally:
          if file:
              file.close()