# PyImport_BeImageID()

NOTE:
  This is documentation for the BeOS-specific `PyImport_BeImageID()` function defined in `Python/importdl.c`; it should be merged with the Importing Modules section of the Python/C API reference (or it should be the first member of a BeOS-specific document in the `BeOS` directory).

`image_id PyImport_BeImageID( char *name )`
  Return the BeOS image ID (see the Images section in the Kernel Kit) for the module object corresponding to a module name. If the specified module is not dynamically loaded, `PyImport_BeImageID()` will return `B_ERROR`, otherwise it will return a valid `image_id`.

  Using `PyImport_BeImageID()` outside of a BeOS-specific module is probably a very bad idea.

Function added by Donn Cave (`donn@u.washington.edu`), documented by Chris Herborth (`chrish@qnx.com`).