Closes #10699: Remove custom import_object() function

netbox/extras/plugins/utils.py

@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-import importlib.util
-import sys
-
-
-def import_object(module_and_object):
-    """
-    Import a specific object from a specific module by name, such as "extras.plugins.utils.import_object".
-
-    Returns the imported object, or None if it doesn't exist.
-    """
-    target_module_name, object_name = module_and_object.rsplit('.', 1)
-    module_hierarchy = target_module_name.split('.')
-
-    # Iterate through the module hierarchy, checking for the existence of each successive submodule.
-    # We have to do this rather than jumping directly to calling find_spec(target_module_name)
-    # because find_spec will raise a ModuleNotFoundError if any parent module of target_module_name does not exist.
-    module_name = ""
-    for module_component in module_hierarchy:
-        module_name = f"{module_name}.{module_component}" if module_name else module_component
-        spec = importlib.util.find_spec(module_name)
-        if spec is None:
-            # No such module
-            return None
-
-    # Okay, target_module_name exists. Load it if not already loaded
-    if target_module_name in sys.modules:
-        module = sys.modules[target_module_name]
-    else:
-        module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
-        sys.modules[target_module_name] = module
-        spec.loader.exec_module(module)
-
-    return getattr(module, object_name, None)