models/__init__.py

print("HIIIIIIOOO")
import importlib
from .base_model import BaseModel
print("HIIIIIIOOO")

def find_model_using_name(model_name):
    # Given the option --model [modelname],
    # the file "models/modelname_model.py"
    # will be imported.
    # task_module = importlib.import_module(task_name)
    # model_filename = task_name + ".models." + model_name.lower() + "_model"
    model_filename = "models." + model_name.lower() + "_model"
    # modellib = importlib.import_module(model_filename, package=task_module)
    modellib = importlib.import_module(model_filename)

    # In the file, the class called ModelNameModel() will
    # be instantiated. It has to be a subclass of BaseModel,
    # and it is case-insensitive.
    model = None
    target_model_name = model_name.replace('_', '') + 'model'
    for name, cls in modellib.__dict__.items():
        if name.lower() == target_model_name.lower() \
                and next(iter(cls.__bases__)).__module__.endswith(BaseModel.__module__):  # check that base class is BaseModel
            model = cls

    if model is None:
        raise NotImplementedError("In %s.py, there should be a subclass of BaseModel with class name that matches %s in lowercase." % (model_filename, target_model_name))

    return model


def get_option_setter(model_name):
    model_class = find_model_using_name(model_name)
    return model_class.modify_commandline_options


def create_model(opt):
    instance = create_model_by_name(opt.model, opt)
    return instance

def create_model_by_name(name, opt):
    model = find_model_using_name(name)
    instance = model(opt)
    print("model [%s] was created" % (instance.name()))
    return instance