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import types
import imp

def loadModule(module_path, moduleName):
  """Given a module name, load the appropriate module
  """ 	                                                
  if type(moduleName) == types.ModuleType:
    return moduleName
  elif type(moduleName) == types.StringType or type(moduleName) == types.UnicodeType: 
    file, filename, modType = imp.find_module(moduleName, module_path) 
    return imp.load_module(moduleName, file, filename, modType)