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prepare_import

Given a filename this will try to calculate the python path, add it to the search path and return the actual module name that is expected.

def prepare_import(
path: string
) - > string

Given a filename this will try to calculate the python path, add it to the search path and return the actual module name that is expected.

Parameters​

NameTypeDescription
pathstringThe filesystem path to the Python file or package directory to be imported

Returns​

TypeDescription
stringThe fully qualified Python module name in dot-notation, suitable for use with importlib or import