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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 load_module(module):
 """ Import and return the requested module. """

    try:
        m = importlib.import_module(module)
        return m
    except ModuleNotFoundError:  # pragma: no cover
        raise TImportError("Module `%s` is not installed. It is required for "
                           "running this function." % module)