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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_class(path):
 """ Import a class from a string module class path """

    components = path.split(".")
    module = components[:-1]
    module = ".".join(module)
    mod = __import__(module, fromlist=[native_str(components[-1])])
    return getattr(mod, native_str(components[-1]))