Fixed #8193: all dynamic imports in Django are now done correctly. I know this because Brett Cannon borrowed the time machine and brought Python 2.7's '`importlib` back for inclusion in Django. Thanks for the patch-from-the-future, Brett!

git-svn-id: http://code.djangoproject.com/svn/django/trunk@10088 bcc190cf-cafb-0310-a4f2-bffc1f526a37

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/django/core/serializers/__init__.py b/django/core/serializers/__init__.py
index 5365efeacc..1a2eb4f6cc 100644
--- a/django/core/serializers/__init__.py
+++ b/django/core/serializers/__init__.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ To add your own serializers, use the SERIALIZATION_MODULES setting::
 """
 
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.utils import importlib
 
 # Built-in serializers
 BUILTIN_SERIALIZERS = {
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ def register_serializer(format, serializer_module, serializers=None):
     directly into the global register of serializers. Adding serializers
     directly is not a thread-safe operation.
     """
-    module = __import__(serializer_module, {}, {}, [''])
+    module = importlib.import_module(serializer_module)
     if serializers is None:
         _serializers[format] = module
     else: