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diff --git a/cloudinit/importer.py b/cloudinit/importer.py
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+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+import sys
+
+
+def import_module(module_name):
+    try:
+        __import__(module_name)
+        return sys.modules.get(module_name, None)
+    except ImportError as err:
+        raise RuntimeError('Could not load module %s: %s' % (module_name, err))