From 0094f13cf133c575d26b61a0b23351e085fb6142 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
Message-ID: <0094f13cf133c575d26b61a0b23351e085fb6142.1769464831.git.ngraves@ngraves.fr>
From: Nicolas Graves <ngraves@ngraves.fr>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 22:59:33 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Replace imp with importlib

Combining
https://sourceforge.net/p/dblatex/patches/12/attachment/dblatex-0.3.12-replace-imp-by-importlib.patch
https://sourceforge.net/p/dblatex/patches/13/attachment/dblatex-0.3.12-adjust-submodule-imports.patch
---
 lib/dbtexmf/core/dbtex.py              | 20 ++++++++++----------
 lib/dbtexmf/dblatex/grubber/plugins.py | 20 ++++++++++----------
 lib/dbtexmf/xslt/xslt.py               | 24 +++++++++++++-----------
 3 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/dbtexmf/core/dbtex.py b/lib/dbtexmf/core/dbtex.py
index b3ec732..4cf9591 100644
--- a/lib/dbtexmf/core/dbtex.py
+++ b/lib/dbtexmf/core/dbtex.py
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     from urllib.request import pathname2url
 import glob
-import imp
+import importlib.machinery
+import importlib.util
 from optparse import OptionParser
 from io import open
 
@@ -540,15 +541,14 @@ class DbTexCommand:
 
     def load_plugin(self, pathname):
         moddir, modname = os.path.split(pathname)
-        try:
-            filemod, path, descr = imp.find_module(modname, [moddir])
-        except ImportError:
-            try:
-                filemod, path, descr = imp.find_module(modname)
-            except ImportError:
-                failed_exit("Error: '%s' module not found" % modname)
-        mod = imp.load_module(modname, filemod, path, descr)
-        filemod.close()
+        spec = importlib.machinery.PathFinder.find_spec(modname, [moddir])
+        if not spec:
+            spec = importlib.machinery.PathFinder.find_spec(modname)
+        if not spec:
+            failed_exit("Error: '%s' module not found" % modname)
+        mod = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+        spec.loader.exec_module(mod)
+        sys.modules[modname] = mod
         return mod
 
     def run_setup(self, options):
diff --git a/lib/dbtexmf/dblatex/grubber/plugins.py b/lib/dbtexmf/dblatex/grubber/plugins.py
index 9e333c9..6b4ecb4 100644
--- a/lib/dbtexmf/dblatex/grubber/plugins.py
+++ b/lib/dbtexmf/dblatex/grubber/plugins.py
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 Mechanisms to dynamically load extra modules to help the LaTeX compilation.
 All the modules must be derived from the TexModule class.
 """
-import imp
+import importlib.machinery
+import importlib.util
 
 from os.path import *
 from dbtexmf.dblatex.grubber.msg import _, msg
@@ -108,17 +109,16 @@ class Plugins (object):
         """
         if name in self.modules:
             return 2
-        try:
-            file, path, descr = imp.find_module(name, [""])
-        except ImportError:
+        spec = importlib.machinery.PathFinder.find_spec(name, [""])
+        if not spec:
             if not self.path:
                 return 0
-            try:
-                file, path, descr = imp.find_module(name, self.path)
-            except ImportError:
-                return 0
-        module = imp.load_module(name, file, path, descr)
-        file.close()
+            spec = importlib.machinery.PathFinder.find_spec(name, self.path)
+        if not spec:
+            return 0
+        module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+        spec.loader.exec_module(module)
+        sys.modules[name] = module
         self.modules[name] = module
         return 1
 
diff --git a/lib/dbtexmf/xslt/xslt.py b/lib/dbtexmf/xslt/xslt.py
index 0350e30..7cc2038 100644
--- a/lib/dbtexmf/xslt/xslt.py
+++ b/lib/dbtexmf/xslt/xslt.py
@@ -2,20 +2,22 @@
 # Very simple plugin loader for Xslt classes
 #
 import os
-import imp
+import importlib.machinery
+import importlib.util
 import glob
+import sys
 
 def load(modname):
-    try:
-        file, path, descr = imp.find_module(modname, [""])
-    except ImportError:
-        try:
-            file, path, descr = imp.find_module(modname,
-                                                [os.path.dirname(__file__)])
-        except ImportError:
-            raise ValueError("Xslt '%s' not found" % modname)
-    mod = imp.load_module(modname, file, path, descr)
-    file.close()
+    spec = importlib.machinery.PathFinder.find_spec(modname, [""])
+    if not spec:
+        spec = importlib.machinery.PathFinder.find_spec(modname,
+                                                        [os.path.dirname(__file__)])
+    if not spec:
+        raise ValueError("Xslt '%s' not found" % modname)
+
+    mod = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+    spec.loader.exec_module(mod)
+    sys.modules[modname] = mod
     o = mod.Xslt()
     return o
 
-- 
2.52.0