read_conf.py

def get_module_object(name):
    module_obj = __import__(name)
    sub_obj = None
    for sub in name.split('.')[1:]:
        if sub_obj:
            sub_obj = getattr(sub_obj, sub)
        else:
            sub_obj = getattr(module_obj, sub)
    return sub_obj


def str2dict(s):
    r = dict()
    for token in s.split():
        key, value = token.split(':')
        r[key] = value
    return r