def load(target:str, namespace:str=None, default=nodefault, executable:bool=False, separators:Sequence[str]=('.', ':'),
		protect:bool=True):
	"""This helper function loads an object identified by a dotted-notation string.
	
	For example::
	
		# Load class Foo from example.objects
		load('example.objects:Foo')
		
		# Load the result of the class method ``new`` of the Foo object
		load('example.objects:Foo.new', executable=True)
	
	If a plugin namespace is provided simple name references are allowed.  For example::
	
		# Load the plugin named 'routing' from the 'web.dispatch' namespace
		load('routing', 'web.dispatch')
	
	The ``executable``, ``protect``, and first tuple element of ``separators`` are passed to the traverse function.
	Providing a namespace does not prevent full object lookup (dot-colon notation) from working.
	"""
	
	assert check_argument_types()
	
	if namespace and ':' not in target:
		allowable = dict((i.name,  i) for i in iter_entry_points(namespace))
		
		if target not in allowable:
			raise LookupError('Unknown plugin "' + target + '"; found: ' + ', '.join(allowable))
		
		return allowable[target].load()
	
	parts, _, target = target.partition(separators[1])
	
	try:
		obj = __import__(parts)
	except ImportError:
		if default is not nodefault:
			return default
		
		raise
	
	return traverse(
			obj,
			separators[0].join(parts.split(separators[0])[1:] + target.split(separators[0])),
			default = default,
			executable = executable,
			protect = protect
		) if target else obj
This helper function loads an object identified by a dotted-notation string.
	
	For example::
	
		# Load class Foo from example.objects
		load('example.objects:Foo')
		
		# Load the result of the class method ``new`` of the Foo object
		load('example.objects:Foo.new', executable=True)
	
	If a plugin namespace is provided simple name references are allowed.  For example::
	
		# Load the plugin named 'routing' from the 'web.dispatch' namespace
		load('routing', 'web.dispatch')
	
	The ``executable``, ``protect``, and first tuple element of ``separators`` are passed to the traverse function.
	Providing a namespace does not prevent full object lookup (dot-colon notation) from working.