def METHOD_NAME(*packages):
    """
    Returns True if at least one of the ``packages`` args is importable.
    """
    for package in packages:
        try:
            importlib.import_module(package)
            return True
        except (ImportError, RuntimeErr):
            # Apparently we need to also catch RuntimeErr (the Sherpa
            # version) as sherpa.image.DS9 can raise it (e.g. when
            # DS9 is not installed).
            pass
    return False