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diff --git a/Doc/c-api/import.rst b/Doc/c-api/import.rst index 51c20b2..7c74e9e 100644 --- a/Doc/c-api/import.rst +++ b/Doc/c-api/import.rst @@ -13,20 +13,8 @@ Importing Modules single: __all__ (package variable) single: modules (in module sys) - This is a simplified interface to :c:func:`PyImport_ImportModuleEx` below, - leaving the *globals* and *locals* arguments set to ``NULL`` and *level* set - to 0. When the *name* - argument contains a dot (when it specifies a submodule of a package), the - *fromlist* argument is set to the list ``['*']`` so that the return value is the - named module rather than the top-level package containing it as would otherwise - be the case. (Unfortunately, this has an additional side effect when *name* in - fact specifies a subpackage instead of a submodule: the submodules specified in - the package's ``__all__`` variable are loaded.) Return a new reference to the - imported module, or ``NULL`` with an exception set on failure. A failing - import of a module doesn't leave the module in :data:`sys.modules`. - - This function always uses absolute imports. - + This is a wrapper around :c:func:`PyImport_Import()` which takes a + :c:expr:`const char *` as an argument instead of a :c:expr:`PyObject *`. .. c:function:: PyObject* PyImport_ImportModuleNoBlock(const char *name) |