1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/setuptools/py26compat.py b/setuptools/py26compat.py
index 90cd695a..5778cdf1 100644
--- a/setuptools/py26compat.py
+++ b/setuptools/py26compat.py
@@ -22,3 +22,10 @@ def strip_fragment(url):
 
 if sys.version_info >= (2, 7):
     strip_fragment = lambda x: x
+
+
+try:
+    from importlib import import_module
+except ImportError:
+    def import_module(module_name):
+        return __import__(module_name, fromlist=['__name__'])