def METHOD_NAME(stepName):
    """
    _getStepSpace_
    Util to get the runtime step space.
    This imports dynamic runtime libraries so be careful how
    you use it
    """
    modName = "WMTaskSpace"
    if modName in sys.modules:
        taskspace = sys.modules[modName]
    else:
        try:
            # taskspace = __import__(modName, globals(), locals(), ['taskSpace'], -1)
            taskspace = __import__(modName, globals(), locals(), ['taskSpace'])
        except ImportError as ex:
            msg = "Unable to load WMTaskSpace module:\n"
            msg += str(ex)
            # TODO: Generic ExecutionException...
            raise RuntimeError(msg)
    try:
        stepSpace = taskspace.taskSpace.stepSpace(stepName)
    except Exception as ex:
        msg = "Error retrieving stepSpace from TaskSpace:\n"
        msg += str(ex)
        raise RuntimeError(msg)
    return stepSpace