docs: def import_symbol(name=None, path=None, typename=None, base_path=None):
      """
      Import a module, or a typename within a module from its name.
  
      Arguments:
  
      name: An absolute or relative (starts with a .) Python path
      path: If name is relative, path is prepended to it.
      base_path: (DEPRECATED) Same as path
      typename: (DEPRECATED) Same as path
      """
      _, symbol = _import(name or typename, path or base_path)
      return symbol