lsst.sims.ocs.configuration.proposal.helpers module

lsst.sims.ocs.configuration.proposal.helpers.load_class(full_class_string)[source]

Dynamically load a class from a string.

This funtion is taken from the following blog: http://thomassileo.com/blog/2012/12/21/dynamically-load-python-modules-or-classes/

Parameters:full_class_string (str) – A standard import like call.
Returns:cls – An instance of the class.