def _ImportPythonModule(module_name):
  """Imports a Python module.

  Args:
    module_name (str): name of the module.

  Returns:
    module: Python module or None if the module cannot be imported.
  """
  try:
    module_object = list(map(__import__, [module_name]))[0]
  except ImportError:
    return None

  # If the module name contains dots get the upper most module object.
  if '.' in module_name:
    for submodule_name in module_name.split('.')[1:]:
      module_object = getattr(module_object, submodule_name, None)

  return module_object