Close #24748: Restore imp.load_dynamic compatibility

To resolve a compatibility problem found with py2exe and
pywin32, imp.load_dynamic() once again ignores previously loaded modules
to support Python modules replacing themselves with extension modules.

Patch by Petr Viktorin.

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/Lib/imp.py b/Lib/imp.py
index 2cd6440..f6fff44 100644
--- a/Lib/imp.py
+++ b/Lib/imp.py
@@ -334,6 +334,12 @@ if create_dynamic:
         """
         import importlib.machinery
         loader = importlib.machinery.ExtensionFileLoader(name, path)
-        return loader.load_module()
+
+        # Issue #24748: Skip the sys.modules check in _load_module_shim;
+        # always load new extension
+        spec = importlib.machinery.ModuleSpec(
+            name=name, loader=loader, origin=path)
+        return _load(spec)
+
 else:
     load_dynamic = None