Deprecate imp (#9718)

Fixes #9642.

Signed-off-by: Cristina Muñoz <hi@xmunoz.com>

changelog.d/9718.removal

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Replace deprecated `imp` module with successor `importlib`. Contributed by Cristina Muñoz.

synapse/storage/prepare_database.py

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-import imp
+import importlib.util
 import logging
 import os
 import re
@@ -454,8 +454,13 @@ def _upgrade_existing_database(
                     )
 
                 module_name = "synapse.storage.v%d_%s" % (v, root_name)
-                with open(absolute_path) as python_file:
-                    module = imp.load_source(module_name, absolute_path, python_file)  # type: ignore
+
+                spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(
+                    module_name, absolute_path
+                )
+                module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+                spec.loader.exec_module(module)  # type: ignore
+
                 logger.info("Running script %s", relative_path)
                 module.run_create(cur, database_engine)  # type: ignore
                 if not is_empty: