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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_package(name):
 """Given a package name like 'foo.bar.quux', imports the package and returns the desired module."""

    import zipimport
    try:
        mod = __import__(name)
    except ImportError:
        clear_zipimport_cache()
        mod = __import__(name)

    components = name.split('.')
    for comp in components[1:]:
        mod = getattr(mod, comp)
    return mod