diff --git a/qw/utils.py b/qw/utils.py
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+def dynamic_import(name):
+    module, _, function = name.rpartition(".")
+    mod = __import__(module, fromlist=[function])
+    components = name.split(".")
+    for comp in components[1:]:
+        mod = getattr(mod, comp)
+    return mod