diff -Nur Pyrex-0.9.6.4/Pyrex/Compiler/ModuleNode.py patched/Pyrex/Compiler/ModuleNode.py
--- Pyrex-0.9.6.4/Pyrex/Compiler/ModuleNode.py	2007-11-26 05:34:26.000000000 -0500
+++ patched/Pyrex/Compiler/ModuleNode.py	2008-01-22 09:33:44.000000000 -0500
@@ -1507,17 +1507,87 @@
 ""","""
 #ifndef __PYX_HAVE_RT_ImportModule
 #define __PYX_HAVE_RT_ImportModule
-static PyObject *__Pyx_ImportModule(char *name) {
-    PyObject *py_name = 0;
-    
-    py_name = PyString_FromString(name);
-    if (!py_name)
-        goto bad;
-    return PyImport_Import(py_name);
-bad:
-    Py_XDECREF(py_name);
-    return 0;
-}
+static PyObject *__Pyx_UnpackSubmodule(PyObject *module, char *const_name) {
+    PyObject *tmp = 0;
+    int i = 0;
+    int n = strlen(const_name);
+    int cur_name_component_start = 0;
+    char saved_char;
+    char name[1024+1];
+
+    if (n > 1024) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,"Module name too long");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    strcpy(name,const_name);
+
+    while (i < n && name[i]!='.') {
+        i++;
+    }
+
+    i++;
+
+    if (i < n) cur_name_component_start=i;
+
+    while (i <= n) {
+        if (name[i]=='.' || (name[i]=='\\0' && cur_name_component_start != 0)) {
+            saved_char = name[i];
+            name[i]    = '\\0';
+            tmp        = module;
+            module     = PyObject_GetAttrString(module,name+cur_name_component_start);
+
+	    Py_DECREF(tmp);
+            
+            if (PyErr_Occurred()) return NULL;
+
+            assert(module);
+ 
+	
+            name[i] = saved_char;
+            cur_name_component_start = i+1;
+        }
+        i = i + 1;
+    }
+    return module;
+}
+
+static PyObject *__Pyx_ImportModule(char *name) {
+    PyObject *__import__ = 0;
+    PyObject *module = 0;
+    PyObject *global_dict = 0;
+    PyObject *empty_dict = 0;
+    PyObject *py_name = 0;
+    PyObject *empty_list = 0;
+
+    py_name = PyString_FromString(name);
+    if (!py_name)
+        goto bad;
+    __import__ = PyObject_GetAttrString(__pyx_b, "__import__");
+    if (!__import__)
+        goto bad;
+    global_dict = PyModule_GetDict(__pyx_m);
+    if (!global_dict)
+        goto bad;
+    empty_dict = PyDict_New();
+    if (!empty_dict)
+        goto bad;
+    empty_list = PyList_New(0);
+    if (!empty_list)
+        goto bad;
+
+    module = PyObject_CallFunction(__import__, "OOOO",
+        py_name, global_dict, empty_dict, empty_list);
+
+    module = __Pyx_UnpackSubmodule(module,name);
+
+bad:
+    Py_XDECREF(py_name);
+    Py_XDECREF(empty_list);
+    Py_XDECREF(__import__);
+    Py_XDECREF(empty_dict);
+    return module;
+}
 #endif
 """]