--- a/pyloader/__init__.py	Tue May 03 14:26:35 2011 -0700
+++ b/pyloader/__init__.py	Tue May 10 09:28:40 2011 -0700
@@ -1,49 +1,2 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-"""
-load modules and their attributes from a string
-"""
-
-import imp
-import os
-import sys
-
-def import_dotted_path(module):
-  path = module.split('.')
-  module = __import__(module)
-  for name in path[1:]:
-    module = getattr(module, name)
-  return module
-
-def load(string):
-  """loads a string and returns a python object"""
-
-  try:
-    if ':' in string:
-      path, target = string.split(':', 1)
-      if os.path.isabs(path) and os.path.exists(path):
-        # path to file
-        sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(path))
-        module = imp.load_source(path, path)
-        sys.path.pop()
-      else:
-        module = import_dotted_path(path)
-      obj = module
-      while '.' in target:
-        attr, target = target.split('.', 1)
-        obj = getattr(obj, attr)
-      obj = getattr(obj, target)
-      return obj
-    else:
-      # module: dotted path
-      return import_dotted_path(string)
-  except:
-    print string
-    raise
-
-  # TODO: entry points
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-  import sys
-  for i in sys.argv[1:]:
-    print load(i)
+# import front-ends
+from loader import *