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diff --git a/Doc/reference/import.rst b/Doc/reference/import.rst index d549b26..2144c1f 100644 --- a/Doc/reference/import.rst +++ b/Doc/reference/import.rst @@ -29,11 +29,10 @@ such as the importing of parent packages, and the updating of various caches a name binding operation. When calling :func:`__import__` as part of an import statement, the -import system first checks the module global namespace for a function by -that name. If it is not found, then the standard builtin :func:`__import__` -is called. Other mechanisms for invoking the import system (such as -:func:`importlib.import_module`) do not perform this check and will always -use the standard import system. +standard builtin :func:`__import__` is called. Other mechanisms for +invoking the import system (such as :func:`importlib.import_module`) may +choose to subvert :func:`__import__` and use its own solution to +implement import semantics. When a module is first imported, Python searches for the module and if found, it creates a module object [#fnmo]_, initializing it. If the named module |