From fdd7a355bf053217d25b8d2189e37069c1304283 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Claude Paroz <claude@2xlibre.net>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 15:50:58 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Deprecated django.utils.importlib

This was a shim for pre-Python 2.7 support.
---
 django/conf/__init__.py                              |  2 +-
 django/conf/urls/__init__.py                         |  3 ++-
 django/contrib/admin/__init__.py                     |  2 +-
 django/contrib/admindocs/views.py                    |  2 +-
 django/contrib/auth/hashers.py                       |  2 +-
 django/contrib/comments/__init__.py                  |  2 +-
 django/contrib/formtools/tests/wizard/storage.py     |  2 +-
 django/contrib/formtools/tests/wizard/test_forms.py  |  3 ++-
 django/contrib/gis/geometry/backend/__init__.py      |  5 +++--
 .../sessions/management/commands/clearsessions.py    |  3 ++-
 django/contrib/sessions/middleware.py                |  2 +-
 django/contrib/staticfiles/storage.py                |  2 +-
 django/core/cache/__init__.py                        |  2 +-
 django/core/management/__init__.py                   |  6 +++---
 django/core/management/commands/flush.py             |  2 +-
 django/core/management/commands/startapp.py          |  3 ++-
 django/core/management/commands/startproject.py      |  3 ++-
 django/core/management/commands/syncdb.py            |  2 +-
 django/core/serializers/__init__.py                  |  3 ++-
 django/core/servers/fastcgi.py                       |  2 +-
 django/core/urlresolvers.py                          |  2 +-
 django/db/backends/__init__.py                       |  2 +-
 django/db/models/loading.py                          | 12 ++++++------
 django/db/utils.py                                   |  4 ++--
 django/template/base.py                              |  2 +-
 django/template/loaders/app_directories.py           |  2 +-
 django/test/client.py                                |  2 +-
 django/test/simple.py                                |  2 +-
 django/utils/formats.py                              |  4 ++--
 django/utils/importlib.py                            |  5 +++++
 django/utils/module_loading.py                       |  2 +-
 django/utils/translation/trans_real.py               |  2 +-
 django/views/i18n.py                                 |  2 +-
 docs/internals/deprecation.txt                       |  2 ++
 docs/releases/1.7.txt                                |  9 +++++----
 tests/i18n/tests.py                                  |  2 +-
 tests/test_runner/tests.py                           |  2 +-
 tests/utils_tests/test_module_loading.py             |  2 +-
 38 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 49 deletions(-)

diff --git a/django/conf/__init__.py b/django/conf/__init__.py
index c4b9634d83..56d9ab21c9 100644
--- a/django/conf/__init__.py
+++ b/django/conf/__init__.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ variable, and then from django.conf.global_settings; see the global settings fil
 a list of all possible variables.
 """
 
+import importlib
 import logging
 import os
 import sys
@@ -15,7 +16,6 @@ import warnings
 from django.conf import global_settings
 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 from django.utils.functional import LazyObject, empty
-from django.utils import importlib
 from django.utils.module_loading import import_by_path
 from django.utils import six
 
diff --git a/django/conf/urls/__init__.py b/django/conf/urls/__init__.py
index c0340c0543..f4a129a9e0 100644
--- a/django/conf/urls/__init__.py
+++ b/django/conf/urls/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+from importlib import import_module
+
 from django.core.urlresolvers import (RegexURLPattern,
     RegexURLResolver, LocaleRegexURLResolver)
 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
-from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 from django.utils import six
 
 
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/__init__.py b/django/contrib/admin/__init__.py
index 1084784003..ef2e87407a 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/__init__.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/__init__.py
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ def autodiscover():
     """
 
     import copy
+    from importlib import import_module
     from django.conf import settings
-    from django.utils.importlib import import_module
     from django.utils.module_loading import module_has_submodule
 
     for app in settings.INSTALLED_APPS:
diff --git a/django/contrib/admindocs/views.py b/django/contrib/admindocs/views.py
index b3faf06e25..ac46132687 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admindocs/views.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admindocs/views.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from importlib import import_module
 import inspect
 import os
 import re
@@ -13,7 +14,6 @@ from django.http import Http404
 from django.core import urlresolvers
 from django.contrib.admindocs import utils
 from django.contrib.sites.models import Site
-from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 from django.utils._os import upath
 from django.utils import six
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
diff --git a/django/contrib/auth/hashers.py b/django/contrib/auth/hashers.py
index 7656b50437..45ebc0f980 100644
--- a/django/contrib/auth/hashers.py
+++ b/django/contrib/auth/hashers.py
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import base64
 import binascii
 import hashlib
+import importlib
 
 from django.dispatch import receiver
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.test.signals import setting_changed
-from django.utils import importlib
 from django.utils.datastructures import SortedDict
 from django.utils.encoding import force_bytes, force_str, force_text
 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
diff --git a/django/contrib/comments/__init__.py b/django/contrib/comments/__init__.py
index 0b3fcebc51..56ed32bafe 100644
--- a/django/contrib/comments/__init__.py
+++ b/django/contrib/comments/__init__.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
+from importlib import import_module
 import warnings
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core import urlresolvers
 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 from django.contrib.comments.models import Comment
 from django.contrib.comments.forms import CommentForm
-from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 
 warnings.warn("django.contrib.comments is deprecated and will be removed before Django 1.8.", DeprecationWarning)
 
diff --git a/django/contrib/formtools/tests/wizard/storage.py b/django/contrib/formtools/tests/wizard/storage.py
index 17968dfcda..c54ed9a058 100644
--- a/django/contrib/formtools/tests/wizard/storage.py
+++ b/django/contrib/formtools/tests/wizard/storage.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 from datetime import datetime
+from importlib import import_module
 
 from django.http import HttpRequest
 from django.conf import settings
-from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 
diff --git a/django/contrib/formtools/tests/wizard/test_forms.py b/django/contrib/formtools/tests/wizard/test_forms.py
index 21917822a7..ba3fbfdd48 100644
--- a/django/contrib/formtools/tests/wizard/test_forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/formtools/tests/wizard/test_forms.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
+from importlib import import_module
+
 from django import forms, http
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.db import models
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.template.response import TemplateResponse
-from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/geometry/backend/__init__.py b/django/contrib/gis/geometry/backend/__init__.py
index d9f30bb256..5830e482f9 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/geometry/backend/__init__.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/geometry/backend/__init__.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
+from importlib import import_module
+
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
-from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 
 geom_backend = getattr(settings, 'GEOMETRY_BACKEND', 'geos')
 
 try:
-    module = import_module('.%s' % geom_backend, 'django.contrib.gis.geometry.backend')
+    module = import_module('django.contrib.gis.geometry.backend.%s' % geom_backend)
 except ImportError:
     try:
         module = import_module(geom_backend)
diff --git a/django/contrib/sessions/management/commands/clearsessions.py b/django/contrib/sessions/management/commands/clearsessions.py
index 8eb23dfee0..fa0dad31c3 100644
--- a/django/contrib/sessions/management/commands/clearsessions.py
+++ b/django/contrib/sessions/management/commands/clearsessions.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+from importlib import import_module
+
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.management.base import NoArgsCommand
-from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 
 
 class Command(NoArgsCommand):
diff --git a/django/contrib/sessions/middleware.py b/django/contrib/sessions/middleware.py
index 8bc2d37dd3..e8ebf3d5f9 100644
--- a/django/contrib/sessions/middleware.py
+++ b/django/contrib/sessions/middleware.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
+from importlib import import_module
 import time
 
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.utils.cache import patch_vary_headers
 from django.utils.http import cookie_date
-from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 
 class SessionMiddleware(object):
     def __init__(self):
diff --git a/django/contrib/staticfiles/storage.py b/django/contrib/staticfiles/storage.py
index cd4ca516d5..f6d0a37a11 100644
--- a/django/contrib/staticfiles/storage.py
+++ b/django/contrib/staticfiles/storage.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import hashlib
+from importlib import import_module
 import os
 import posixpath
 import re
@@ -18,7 +19,6 @@ from django.core.files.storage import FileSystemStorage, get_storage_class
 from django.utils.datastructures import SortedDict
 from django.utils.encoding import force_bytes, force_text
 from django.utils.functional import LazyObject
-from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 from django.utils._os import upath
 
 from django.contrib.staticfiles.utils import check_settings, matches_patterns
diff --git a/django/core/cache/__init__.py b/django/core/cache/__init__.py
index 1242372dcf..e1d2eb455a 100644
--- a/django/core/cache/__init__.py
+++ b/django/core/cache/__init__.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ cache class.
 
 See docs/topics/cache.txt for information on the public API.
 """
+import importlib
 try:
     from urllib.parse import parse_qsl
 except ImportError:     # Python 2
@@ -24,7 +25,6 @@ from django.core import signals
 from django.core.cache.backends.base import (
     InvalidCacheBackendError, CacheKeyWarning, BaseCache)
 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
-from django.utils import importlib
 from django.utils.module_loading import import_by_path
 
 
diff --git a/django/core/management/__init__.py b/django/core/management/__init__.py
index 0ed8e0a786..2ac797ecfe 100644
--- a/django/core/management/__init__.py
+++ b/django/core/management/__init__.py
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import collections
+import imp
+from importlib import import_module
+from optparse import OptionParser, NO_DEFAULT
 import os
 import sys
-from optparse import OptionParser, NO_DEFAULT
-import imp
 
 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError, handle_default_options
 from django.core.management.color import color_style
-from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 from django.utils import six
 
 # For backwards compatibility: get_version() used to be in this module.
diff --git a/django/core/management/commands/flush.py b/django/core/management/commands/flush.py
index 95dd634d08..e5a7253e73 100644
--- a/django/core/management/commands/flush.py
+++ b/django/core/management/commands/flush.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import sys
+from importlib import import_module
 from optparse import make_option
 
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -7,7 +8,6 @@ from django.core.management import call_command
 from django.core.management.base import NoArgsCommand, CommandError
 from django.core.management.color import no_style
 from django.core.management.sql import sql_flush, emit_post_sync_signal
-from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 from django.utils.six.moves import input
 from django.utils import six
 
diff --git a/django/core/management/commands/startapp.py b/django/core/management/commands/startapp.py
index 692ad09a43..77e884ca5a 100644
--- a/django/core/management/commands/startapp.py
+++ b/django/core/management/commands/startapp.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+from importlib import import_module
+
 from django.core.management.base import CommandError
 from django.core.management.templates import TemplateCommand
-from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 
 
 class Command(TemplateCommand):
diff --git a/django/core/management/commands/startproject.py b/django/core/management/commands/startproject.py
index b143e6c380..b7dcbcaba5 100644
--- a/django/core/management/commands/startproject.py
+++ b/django/core/management/commands/startproject.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+from importlib import import_module
+
 from django.core.management.base import CommandError
 from django.core.management.templates import TemplateCommand
 from django.utils.crypto import get_random_string
-from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 
 
 class Command(TemplateCommand):
diff --git a/django/core/management/commands/syncdb.py b/django/core/management/commands/syncdb.py
index 3e73d24a04..7c8d8b5d8f 100644
--- a/django/core/management/commands/syncdb.py
+++ b/django/core/management/commands/syncdb.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from importlib import import_module
 from optparse import make_option
 import itertools
 import traceback
@@ -9,7 +10,6 @@ from django.core.management.color import no_style
 from django.core.management.sql import custom_sql_for_model, emit_post_sync_signal, emit_pre_sync_signal
 from django.db import connections, router, transaction, models, DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS
 from django.utils.datastructures import SortedDict
-from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 
 
 class Command(NoArgsCommand):
diff --git a/django/core/serializers/__init__.py b/django/core/serializers/__init__.py
index c48050415d..dc3d139d3b 100644
--- a/django/core/serializers/__init__.py
+++ b/django/core/serializers/__init__.py
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ To add your own serializers, use the SERIALIZATION_MODULES setting::
 
 """
 
+import importlib
+
 from django.conf import settings
-from django.utils import importlib
 from django.utils import six
 from django.core.serializers.base import SerializerDoesNotExist
 
diff --git a/django/core/servers/fastcgi.py b/django/core/servers/fastcgi.py
index 2ae1fa5ae3..a612142969 100644
--- a/django/core/servers/fastcgi.py
+++ b/django/core/servers/fastcgi.py
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ Run with the extra option "help" for a list of additional options you can
 pass to this server.
 """
 
+import importlib
 import os
 import sys
-from django.utils import importlib
 
 __version__ = "0.1"
 __all__ = ["runfastcgi"]
diff --git a/django/core/urlresolvers.py b/django/core/urlresolvers.py
index b7017e47b9..9e086a453a 100644
--- a/django/core/urlresolvers.py
+++ b/django/core/urlresolvers.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ a string) and returns a tuple in this format:
 """
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
+from importlib import import_module
 import re
 from threading import local
 
@@ -17,7 +18,6 @@ from django.utils.datastructures import MultiValueDict
 from django.utils.encoding import force_str, force_text, iri_to_uri
 from django.utils.functional import memoize, lazy
 from django.utils.http import urlquote
-from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 from django.utils.module_loading import module_has_submodule
 from django.utils.regex_helper import normalize
 from django.utils import six
diff --git a/django/db/backends/__init__.py b/django/db/backends/__init__.py
index a553351c5c..946c650c34 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/__init__.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/__init__.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ except ImportError:
     from django.utils.six.moves import _dummy_thread as thread
 from collections import namedtuple
 from contextlib import contextmanager
+from importlib import import_module
 
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.db import DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS
@@ -17,7 +18,6 @@ from django.db.backends import util
 from django.db.transaction import TransactionManagementError
 from django.db.utils import DatabaseErrorWrapper
 from django.utils.functional import cached_property
-from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 from django.utils import six
 from django.utils import timezone
 
diff --git a/django/db/models/loading.py b/django/db/models/loading.py
index 9a0cadaf37..83682035d2 100644
--- a/django/db/models/loading.py
+++ b/django/db/models/loading.py
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 "Utilities for loading models and the modules that contain them."
 
+import imp
+from importlib import import_module
+import os
+import sys
+
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 from django.utils.datastructures import SortedDict
-from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 from django.utils.module_loading import module_has_submodule
 from django.utils._os import upath
 from django.utils import six
 
-import imp
-import sys
-import os
-
 __all__ = ('get_apps', 'get_app', 'get_models', 'get_model', 'register_models',
         'load_app', 'app_cache_ready')
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class AppCache(object):
         self.nesting_level += 1
         app_module = import_module(app_name)
         try:
-            models = import_module('.' + MODELS_MODULE_NAME, app_name)
+            models = import_module('%s.%s' % (app_name, MODELS_MODULE_NAME))
         except ImportError:
             self.nesting_level -= 1
             # If the app doesn't have a models module, we can just ignore the
diff --git a/django/db/utils.py b/django/db/utils.py
index 36b89d9acf..a1a2c0b564 100644
--- a/django/db/utils.py
+++ b/django/db/utils.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from functools import wraps
+from importlib import import_module
 import os
 import pkgutil
 from threading import local
@@ -7,7 +8,6 @@ import warnings
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 from django.utils.functional import cached_property
-from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 from django.utils.module_loading import import_by_path
 from django.utils._os import upath
 from django.utils import six
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class DatabaseErrorWrapper(object):
 def load_backend(backend_name):
     # Look for a fully qualified database backend name
     try:
-        return import_module('.base', backend_name)
+        return import_module('%s.base' % backend_name)
     except ImportError as e_user:
         # The database backend wasn't found. Display a helpful error message
         # listing all possible (built-in) database backends.
diff --git a/django/template/base.py b/django/template/base.py
index 364b428070..aa82d8911a 100644
--- a/django/template/base.py
+++ b/django/template/base.py
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 
 import re
 from functools import partial
+from importlib import import_module
 from inspect import getargspec
 
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.template.context import (Context, RequestContext,
     ContextPopException)
-from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 from django.utils.itercompat import is_iterable
 from django.utils.text import (smart_split, unescape_string_literal,
     get_text_list)
diff --git a/django/template/loaders/app_directories.py b/django/template/loaders/app_directories.py
index cea01558d9..b25f14aace 100644
--- a/django/template/loaders/app_directories.py
+++ b/django/template/loaders/app_directories.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Wrapper for loading templates from "templates" directories in INSTALLED_APPS
 packages.
 """
 
+from importlib import import_module
 import os
 import sys
 
@@ -11,7 +12,6 @@ from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 from django.template.base import TemplateDoesNotExist
 from django.template.loader import BaseLoader
 from django.utils._os import safe_join
-from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 from django.utils import six
 
 # At compile time, cache the directories to search.
diff --git a/django/test/client.py b/django/test/client.py
index 8dbd33ccf1..754d4d73f8 100644
--- a/django/test/client.py
+++ b/django/test/client.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import os
 import re
 import mimetypes
 from copy import copy
+from importlib import import_module
 from io import BytesIO
 try:
     from urllib.parse import unquote, urlparse, urlsplit
@@ -25,7 +26,6 @@ from django.test import signals
 from django.utils.functional import curry
 from django.utils.encoding import force_bytes, force_str
 from django.utils.http import urlencode
-from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 from django.utils.itercompat import is_iterable
 from django.utils import six
 from django.test.utils import ContextList
diff --git a/django/test/simple.py b/django/test/simple.py
index 019eff2421..b2ab1269b5 100644
--- a/django/test/simple.py
+++ b/django/test/simple.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ This module is pending deprecation as of Django 1.6 and will be removed in
 version 1.8.
 
 """
+from importlib import import_module
 import json
 import re
 import unittest as real_unittest
@@ -15,7 +16,6 @@ from django.test.utils import compare_xml, strip_quotes
 # django.utils.unittest is deprecated, but so is django.test.simple,
 # and the latter will be removed before the former.
 from django.utils import unittest
-from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 from django.utils.module_loading import module_has_submodule
 
 __all__ = ('DjangoTestSuiteRunner',)
diff --git a/django/utils/formats.py b/django/utils/formats.py
index cc66149026..6b89b40ecd 100644
--- a/django/utils/formats.py
+++ b/django/utils/formats.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import decimal
 import datetime
+from importlib import import_module
 import unicodedata
 
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.utils import dateformat, numberformat, datetime_safe
-from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 from django.utils.encoding import force_str
 from django.utils.functional import lazy
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def iter_format_modules(lang):
         for location in format_locations:
             for loc in locales:
                 try:
-                    yield import_module('.formats', location % loc)
+                    yield import_module('%s.formats' % (location % loc))
                 except ImportError:
                     pass
 
diff --git a/django/utils/importlib.py b/django/utils/importlib.py
index 703ba7f6d8..26e45589e3 100644
--- a/django/utils/importlib.py
+++ b/django/utils/importlib.py
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 # Taken from Python 2.7 with permission from/by the original author.
+import warnings
 import sys
 
+warnings.warn("django.utils.importlib will be removed in Django 1.9.",
+    PendingDeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
+
+
 def _resolve_name(name, package, level):
     """Return the absolute name of the module to be imported."""
     if not hasattr(package, 'rindex'):
diff --git a/django/utils/module_loading.py b/django/utils/module_loading.py
index ede585e562..359982e6ba 100644
--- a/django/utils/module_loading.py
+++ b/django/utils/module_loading.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import imp
+from importlib import import_module
 import os
 import sys
 
 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 from django.utils import six
-from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 
 
 def import_by_path(dotted_path, error_prefix=''):
diff --git a/django/utils/translation/trans_real.py b/django/utils/translation/trans_real.py
index 195badfc00..91a73f1e68 100644
--- a/django/utils/translation/trans_real.py
+++ b/django/utils/translation/trans_real.py
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ import os
 import re
 import sys
 import gettext as gettext_module
+from importlib import import_module
 from threading import local
 import warnings
 
-from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 from django.utils.datastructures import SortedDict
 from django.utils.encoding import force_str, force_text
 from django.utils.functional import memoize
diff --git a/django/views/i18n.py b/django/views/i18n.py
index 71ac005855..c913922999 100644
--- a/django/views/i18n.py
+++ b/django/views/i18n.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import importlib
 import json
 import os
 import gettext as gettext_module
@@ -5,7 +6,6 @@ import gettext as gettext_module
 from django import http
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.template import Context, Template
-from django.utils import importlib
 from django.utils.translation import check_for_language, to_locale, get_language
 from django.utils.encoding import smart_text
 from django.utils.formats import get_format_modules, get_format
diff --git a/docs/internals/deprecation.txt b/docs/internals/deprecation.txt
index f7036d13bd..3d6cd48b00 100644
--- a/docs/internals/deprecation.txt
+++ b/docs/internals/deprecation.txt
@@ -412,6 +412,8 @@ these changes.
 
 * ``django.utils.dictconfig`` will be removed.
 
+* ``django.utils.importlib`` will be removed.
+
 * ``django.utils.unittest`` will be removed.
 
 * If models are organized in a package, Django will no longer look for
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.7.txt b/docs/releases/1.7.txt
index 0097d7ca96..e104159443 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.7.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/1.7.txt
@@ -122,11 +122,12 @@ Miscellaneous
 Features deprecated in 1.7
 ==========================
 
-``django.utils.dictconfig``
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+``django.utils.dictconfig``/``django.utils.importlib``
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-``django.utils.dictconfig`` was a copy of :mod:`logging.config` provided for
-Python versions prior to 2.7. It has been deprecated.
+``django.utils.dictconfig`` and ``django.utils.importlib`` were copies of
+respectively :mod:`logging.config` and :mod:`importlib` provided for Python
+versions prior to 2.7. They have been deprecated.
 
 ``django.utils.unittest``
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/tests/i18n/tests.py b/tests/i18n/tests.py
index 019ed88cdb..8e6ec45ce1 100644
--- a/tests/i18n/tests.py
+++ b/tests/i18n/tests.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 
 import datetime
 import decimal
+from importlib import import_module
 import os
 import pickle
 from threading import local
@@ -17,7 +18,6 @@ from django.utils import translation
 from django.utils.formats import (get_format, date_format, time_format,
     localize, localize_input, iter_format_modules, get_format_modules,
     number_format, reset_format_cache, sanitize_separators)
-from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 from django.utils.numberformat import format as nformat
 from django.utils._os import upath
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe, SafeBytes, SafeString, SafeText
diff --git a/tests/test_runner/tests.py b/tests/test_runner/tests.py
index 72200e40d3..48651b37ff 100644
--- a/tests/test_runner/tests.py
+++ b/tests/test_runner/tests.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Tests for django test runner
 """
 from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 
+from importlib import import_module
 from optparse import make_option
 import sys
 import unittest
@@ -13,7 +14,6 @@ from django import db
 from django.test import runner, TestCase, TransactionTestCase, skipUnlessDBFeature
 from django.test.testcases import connections_support_transactions
 from django.test.utils import IgnoreAllDeprecationWarningsMixin
-from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 
 from admin_scripts.tests import AdminScriptTestCase
 from .models import Person
diff --git a/tests/utils_tests/test_module_loading.py b/tests/utils_tests/test_module_loading.py
index 5a43a927bf..2423215778 100644
--- a/tests/utils_tests/test_module_loading.py
+++ b/tests/utils_tests/test_module_loading.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import imp
+from importlib import import_module
 import os
 import sys
 import unittest
 from zipimport import zipimporter
 
 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
-from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 from django.utils.module_loading import import_by_path, module_has_submodule
 from django.utils._os import upath