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diff --git a/Doc/library/functions.rst b/Doc/library/functions.rst index b766a2e..edff106 100644 --- a/Doc/library/functions.rst +++ b/Doc/library/functions.rst @@ -1387,7 +1387,7 @@ are always available. They are listed here in alphabetical order. .. note:: This is an advanced function that is not needed in everyday Python - programming. + programming, unlike :func:`importlib.import_module`. This function is invoked by the :keyword:`import` statement. It can be replaced (by importing the :mod:`builtins` module and assigning to @@ -1437,15 +1437,8 @@ are always available. They are listed here in alphabetical order. names. If you simply want to import a module (potentially within a package) by name, - you can call :func:`__import__` and then look it up in :data:`sys.modules`:: - - >>> import sys - >>> name = 'foo.bar.baz' - >>> __import__(name) - <module 'foo' from ...> - >>> baz = sys.modules[name] - >>> baz - <module 'foo.bar.baz' from ...> + use :func:`importlib.import_module`. + .. rubric:: Footnotes |