code: def import_path(path):
        # noqa
      sys.path.insert(0, ".")
      parts = path.split(".")
      module = None
  
      # Import the module as deeply as possible.  Prioritize an attribute chain
      # over a module chain
      for i in range(1, len(parts)+1):
          if module is not None and hasattr(module, parts[i-1]):
              try:
                  return _import_attributes(module, parts[i-1:])
              except AttributeError:
                  pass
          module_path = ".".join(parts[0:i])
          module = importlib.import_module(module_path)
  
      return module
docs: Imports any valid python module or attribute path as though it were a
      module
  
      :Example:
          >>> from yamlconf import import_path
          >>> from my_package.my_module.my_submodule import attribute
          >>> attribute.sub_attribute == \
          ...     import_path("y_package.my_module.my_submodule.attribute.sub_attribute")
          True
          >>>
  
      :Parameters:
          path : `str`
              A valid python path that crosses modules and/or attributes