PluginBase is a module for Python that enables the development of flexible plugin systems in Python. Step 1: from pluginbase import PluginBase plugin_base = PluginBase(package='yourapplication.plugins') Step 2: plugin_source = plugin_base.make_plugin_source( searchpath=['./path/to/plugins', './path/to/more/plugins']) Step 3: with plugin_source: from yourapplication.plugins import my_plugin my_plugin.do_something_cool()