# How do I migrate from imp?

**URL:** <https://discuss.python.org/t/how-do-i-migrate-from-imp/27885>\
**Category:** Python Help\
**Created:** [June 15, 2023, 9:39am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/how-do-i-migrate-from-imp/27885 "2023-06-15T09:39:50Z")\
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Tip: If you use `sys.version_info`, then when the time comes you can use [pyupgrade](https://github.com/asottile/pyupgrade) to automatically upgrade. For example, given:

```python
import sys

if sys.version_info < (3,):
    import imp

    def load_module(name):
        # logic that uses Python 2.x's `imp` here
        ...
else:
    import importlib

    def load_module(name):
        # logic that uses Python 3.x's `importlib` here
        ...

```

Running `pyupgrade 1.py --py38-plus` gives:

```python
import sys

import importlib

def load_module(name):
    # logic that uses Python 3.x's `importlib` here
    ...

```

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