@@ -486,7 +486,8 @@ def import_plugins(directory):

     modules = {}

     for path in glob.glob(os.path.join(directory, '*.py')): 

         name, ext = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(path))

-        modules[name] = imp.load_source(name, path)

+        if not name.startswith("_"):

+            modules[name] = imp.load_source(name, path)

     return modules