Python: list import options in subdirectory, then import one of them [duplicate]

Question

I'm making a game engine that can be used with multiple story modules. I want to keep the stories in a subdirectory and use a single PLAY.py file to allow the user to choose one of them.

So far, I have been able to use this simple code to get a list of all of the story modules:

import glob
stories = glob.glob( ./stories/ds_*.py )

I then use a for loop and a format statement to list the options for the user. The problem is that I can't find out how to use the resulting strings to actually import anything. Maybe glob is not the best solution?

Possible dup of stackoverflow.com/questions/67631/…

dhke
– dhke

2015-06-23 10:36:15 +00:00
Commented Jun 23, 2015 at 10:36 — dhke
– dhke, Commented Jun 23, 2015 at 10:36

Alex · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-23 10:44:41Z

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Just list the files in the stories directory and then open the one the user selected:

from os import listdir
from os.path import isfile, join
import imp

stories_path = 'path/to/modules'

# Put in stories all the modules found:
stories = [f for f in listdir(stories_path ) if isfile(join(stories_path,f))]

# Let the user select one...
selected = stories[xx]

# Import it:
story = imp.load_source('module.name', selected)

answered Jun 23, 2015 at 10:44

Alex

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