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@@ -406,6 +406,13 @@ that it creates (which is unused here). It aborts with a fatal error
if the module could not be initialized satisfactorily, so the caller
doesn't need to check for errors.
+\strong{Note:} Removing entries from \code{sys.modules} or importing
+compiled modules into multiple interpreters within a process (or
+following a \cfunction{fork()} without an intervening
+\cfunction{exec()}) can create problems for some extension modules.
+Extension module authors should exercise caution when initializing
+internal data structures.
+
\section{Compilation and Linkage
\label{compilation}}