"""
This type stub file was generated by pyright.
"""

"""
A simple utility to import something by its string name.
"""
def import_item(name):
    """Import and return ``bar`` given the string ``foo.bar``.

    Calling ``bar = import_item("foo.bar")`` is the functional equivalent of
    executing the code ``from foo import bar``.

    Parameters
    ----------
    name : string
        The fully qualified name of the module/package being imported.

    Returns
    -------
    mod : module object
        The module that was imported.
    """
    ...