a.py:
import import lib
def import_mods(gbs: Dict, *module_names: str):
   for module_name in module_names:
      mod = importlib.import_module(module_name)
	  for setting_name in dir(mod):
	     gbs[setting_name] = getattr(mod, setting_name)

b.py:
from a import import_mods

# effectively `from my.other.module import *`
import_mods(globals(), "my.other.module")