parameters: (name, package=None)
return_statement: return sys.modules[name]
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.
  
      """
      if name.startswith('.'):
          if not package:
              raise TypeError("relative imports require the 'package' argument")
          level = 0
          for character in name:
              if character != '.':
                  break
              level += 1
          name = _resolve_name(name[level:], package, level)
      __import__(name)
      return sys.modules[name]
function_tokens: def import_module ( name , package = None ) : if name . startswith ( '.' ) : if not package : raise TypeError ( "relative imports require the 'package' argument" ) level = 0 for character in name : if character != '.' : break level += 1 name = _resolve_name ( name [ level : ] , package , level ) __import__ ( name ) return sys . modules [ name ]