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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def import_object(module_name, attribute_name):
 """Import an object from its absolute path. Example: <type 'datetime.datetime'> """

    # Py2 compatibility: force str (i.e bytes) when importing.
    module = __import__(str(module_name), {}, {}, [str(attribute_name)], 0)
    return getattr(module, str(attribute_name))