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""" Utilities for handling optional dependencies so that tests for
optional features can be skipped gracefully.
"""
import importlib
import unittest


def optional_import(name):
    """
    Optionally import a module, returning None if that module is unavailable.

    Parameters
    ----------
    name : Str
        The name of the module being imported.

    Returns
    -------
    None or module
        None if the module is not available, and the module otherwise.

    """
    try:
        module = importlib.import_module(name)
    except ImportError:
        return None
    else:
        return module


numpy = optional_import("numpy")
requires_numpy = unittest.skipIf(numpy is None, "NumPy not available")

pandas = optional_import("pandas")
requires_pandas = unittest.skipIf(pandas is None, "Pandas not available")

tables = optional_import("tables")
requires_tables = unittest.skipIf(tables is None, "PyTables not available")
