2 files changed, 35 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/coverage/backward.py b/coverage/backward.py
index 98407e38..a7888a24 100644
--- a/coverage/backward.py
+++ b/coverage/backward.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ except KeyError:
     BUILTINS = sys.modules['builtins']
 
 
-# imp was deprecated in Python 3.4
+# imp was deprecated in Python 3.3
 try:
     import importlib, importlib.util
     imp = None
@@ -144,12 +144,40 @@ except ImportError:
 
 # we only want to use importlib if it has everything we need.
 try:
-    importlib.util.find_spec
+    importlib_util_find_spec = importlib.util.find_spec
 except Exception:
     import imp
-    importlib = None
+    importlib_util_find_spec = None
 
 try:
     PYC_MAGIC_NUMBER = importlib.util.MAGIC_NUMBER
 except AttributeError:
     PYC_MAGIC_NUMBER = imp.get_magic()
+
+
+def import_local_file(modname):
+    """Import a local file as a module.
+
+    Opens a file in the current directory named `modname`.py, imports it
+    as `modname`, and returns the module object.
+
+    """
+    try:
+        from importlib.machinery import SourceFileLoader
+    except ImportError:
+        SourceFileLoader = None
+
+    modfile = modname + '.py'
+    if SourceFileLoader:
+        mod = SourceFileLoader(modname, modfile).load_module()
+    else:
+        for suff in imp.get_suffixes():
+            if suff[0] == '.py':
+                break
+
+        with open(modfile, 'r') as f:
+            # pylint: disable=W0631
+            # (Using possibly undefined loop variable 'suff')
+            mod = imp.load_module(modname, f, modfile, suff)
+
+    return mod
diff --git a/coverage/execfile.py b/coverage/execfile.py
index bc8fdaa2..b7877b6a 100644
--- a/coverage/execfile.py
+++ b/coverage/execfile.py
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 import marshal, os, sys, types
 
 from coverage.backward import open_python_source, BUILTINS
-from coverage.backward import PYC_MAGIC_NUMBER, imp, importlib
+from coverage.backward import PYC_MAGIC_NUMBER, imp, importlib_util_find_spec
 from coverage.misc import ExceptionDuringRun, NoCode, NoSource
 
 
-if importlib:
+if importlib_util_find_spec:
     def find_module(modulename):
         """Find the module named `modulename`.
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ if importlib:
         """
         # pylint: disable=no-member
         try:
-            spec = importlib.util.find_spec(modulename)
+            spec = importlib_util_find_spec(modulename)
         except ImportError as err:
             raise NoSource(str(err))
         if not spec:
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ if importlib:
         packagename = spec.name
         if pathname.endswith("__init__.py"):
             mod_main = modulename + ".__main__"
-            spec = importlib.util.find_spec(mod_main)
+            spec = importlib_util_find_spec(mod_main)
             if not spec:
                 raise NoSource(
                     "No module named %s; "