adds ignore_errors to import_module_globals; misc. cleanup

mezcla/ipython_utils.py

@@ -85,23 +85,29 @@ def grep_obj_methods(obj, pattern, flags=None):
     return list(m for m in dir(obj) if re.search(pattern, m, flags))
 
 
-def import_module_globals(module_name, include_private=False, include_dunder=False, globals_dict=None):
+def import_module_globals(module_name, include_private=False, include_dunder=False, globals_dict=None, ignore_errors=None):
     """Import MODULE_NAME optionally with INCLUDE_PRIVATE and INCLUDE_DUNDER and setting GLOBALS_DICT"""
     # note: intended to support reloading modules imported in ipython via 'from module import *'
     # TODO3: find a cleaner way of doing this (e.g., via import support)
     # EX: import_module_globals("mezcla.misc_utils", globals_dict=builtins.globals()); VALUE_EPSILON => 1e-3
     # pylint: disable=eval-used,exec-used
     if globals_dict is None:
         globals_dict = builtins.globals()
+    if ignore_errors is None:
+        ignore_errors = False
 
     # Get list of modules attributes (e.g., variables)
     module_attrs = []
     try:
-        exec(f"import {module_name}")
+        import_command = f"import {module_name}"
+        exec(import_command)
         module = eval(module_name)
         module_attrs = dir(module)
     except:
-        system.print_exception_info("import_module attribute check")
+        if not ignore_errors:
+            system.print_exception_info(import_command)
+        else:
+            debug.trace_exception(5, import_command)
 
     # Import each individually
     for var in module_attrs:
@@ -124,6 +130,7 @@ def import_module_globals(module_name, include_private=False, include_dunder=Fal
                 globals_dict[var] = eval(f"{module_name}.{var}")
             except:
                 debug.trace_exception(4, import_desc)
+    return
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Helper class