MediaCMS backend, initial commit

uploader/utils.py

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+from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
+from importlib import import_module
+
+
+def import_class(path):
+    path_bits = path.split(".")
+
+    if len(path_bits) < 2:
+        message = "'{0}' is not a complete Python path.".format(path)
+        raise ImproperlyConfigured(message)
+
+    class_name = path_bits.pop()
+    module_path = ".".join(path_bits)
+    module_itself = import_module(module_path)
+
+    if not hasattr(module_itself, class_name):
+        message = "The Python module '{}' has no '{}' class.".format(
+            module_path, class_name
+        )
+        raise ImportError(message)
+
+    return getattr(module_itself, class_name)