Django module autodiscover

autodiscover.py

from imp import find_module
from importlib import import_module
import sys


def autodiscover_module(module_name, installed_apps=None):
    if installed_apps is None:
        from django.conf import settings
        installed_apps = settings.INSTALLED_APPS

    modules = []
    for app in installed_apps:
        try:
            import_module(app)
            app_path = sys.modules[app].__path__
        except AttributeError:
            continue
        try:
            find_module(module_name, app_path)
        except ImportError:
            continue
        import_module('%s.%s' % (app, module_name))
        modules.append(sys.modules['%s.%s' % (app, module_name)])
    return modules