fix error in import_string

sanic/helpers.py

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 """Defines basics of HTTP standard."""
+
 from importlib import import_module
+from inspect import ismodule
 
 
 STATUS_CODES = {
@@ -147,6 +149,7 @@ def import_string(module_name):
     """
     module, klass = module_name.rsplit(".", 1)
     module = import_module(module)
-    if hasattr(module, klass):
+    obj = getattr(module, klass)
-        return getattr(module, klass)()
+    if ismodule(obj):
-    return module
+        return obj
+    return obj()

tests/test_helpers.py

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import inspect
+
 from sanic import helpers
 from sanic.config import Config
 import pytest
@@ -76,11 +78,16 @@ def test_remove_entity_headers():
         assert helpers.remove_entity_headers(header) == expected
 
 
-def test_import_string():
+def test_import_string_class():
     obj = helpers.import_string('sanic.config.Config')
     assert isinstance(obj, Config)
 
 
+def test_import_string_module():
+    module = helpers.import_string('sanic.config')
+    assert inspect.ismodule(module)
+
+
 def test_import_string_exception():
     with pytest.raises(ImportError):
         helpers.import_string('test.test.test')