def import_by_path(dotted_path, error_prefix=''):
    """
    Import a dotted module path and return the attribute/class designated by
    the last name in the path. Raise ImproperlyConfigured if something goes
    wrong.

    Backported from Django 1.6.
    """
    try:
        module_path, class_name = dotted_path.rsplit('.', 1)
    except __HOLE__:
        raise ImproperlyConfigured("{0}{1} doesn't look like "
                                   "a module path".format(error_prefix,
                                                          dotted_path))
    try:
        module = import_module(module_path)
    except ImportError as err:
        msg = '{0}Error importing module {1}: "{2}"'.format(error_prefix,
                                                            module_path,
                                                            err)
        six.reraise(ImproperlyConfigured, ImproperlyConfigured(msg),
                    sys.exc_info()[2])
    try:
        attr = getattr(module, class_name)
    except AttributeError:
        raise ImproperlyConfigured('{0}Module "{1}" does not define a '
                                   '"{2}" attribute/class'.format(error_prefix,
                                                                  module_path,
                                                                  class_name))
    return attr
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