I have a 2 python files. One is trying to import the second. My problem is that the second is named math.py. I can not rename it. When I attempt to call a function that is located inside math.py, I can not because I end up with the global math module. How would I import my local file instead of the global. I am using Python 2.7, and this is(roughly) my import statment:

```
cstr = "math"
command = __import__(cstr)

```

Later I try:

```
command.in_math_py_not_global()

```

**Edit:** a more complete example:

```
def parse(self,string):
    clist = string.split(" ")
    cstr= clist[0]
    args = clist[1:len(clist)]
    rvals = []
    try:
        command = __import__(cstr)
        try:
            rvals.extend(command.main(args))
        except:
            print sys.exc_info()
    except ImportError:
        print "Command not valid"

```