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@@ -103,6 +103,13 @@ There is even a variant to import all names that a module defines::
This imports all names except those beginning with an underscore (``_``).
+.. note::
+
+ For efficiency reasons, each module is only imported once per interpreter
+ session. Therefore, if you change your modules, you must restart the
+ interpreter -- or, if it's just one module you want to test interactively,
+ use :func:`reload`, e.g. ``reload('modulename')``.
+
.. _tut-modulesasscripts: