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diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/modules.rst b/Doc/tutorial/modules.rst index fbcbe52..99e15bc 100644 --- a/Doc/tutorial/modules.rst +++ b/Doc/tutorial/modules.rst @@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ More on Modules A module can contain executable statements as well as function definitions. These statements are intended to initialize the module. They are executed only -the *first* time the module is imported somewhere. [#]_ +the *first* time the module name is encountered in an import statement. [#]_ +(They are also run if the file is executed as a script.) Each module has its own private symbol table, which is used as the global symbol table by all functions defined in the module. Thus, the author of a module can |