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+from django.utils import importlib
+
+
+def load_object(import_path):
+    """Util for importing objects from import path.
+
+    :param import_path: import path of object to be imported e.g. module.submodule.Class
+    :type import_path: string
+    :returns: imported object
+    :rtype: object
+    :raises: ValueError, ImportError, AttributeError
+
+    """
+    if not (isinstance(import_path, basestring) and '.' in import_path):
+        raise ValueError('There must be at least one dot in import path: "%s"', import_path)
+    module_name, object_name = import_path.rsplit('.', 1)
+    module = importlib.import_module(module_name)
+    return getattr(module, object_name)
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