Fixed #19383 - load_class to django utils

django/utils/importlib.py

@@ -34,3 +34,20 @@ def import_module(name, package=None):
         name = _resolve_name(name[level:], package, level)
     __import__(name)
     return sys.modules[name]
+
+def load_class(path, package=None):
+    """ Load class by path
+
+    The 'package' argument is required when performing a relative import. It
+    specifies the package to use as the anchor point from which to resolve the
+    relative import to an absolute import.
+    """
+    module_name, class_name = path.rsplit('.', 1)
+    module = import_module(module_name, package)
+    class_ref = getattr(module, class_name, None)
+    if not class_ref:
+        raise ImportError()
+    return class_ref
+
+
+