Python: How to load a module twice?

Question

Is there a way to load a module twice in the same python session?
To fill this question with an example: Here is a module:

Mod.py

x = 0
         


        

Answer 1

You could use the __import__ function.

module1 = __import__("module")
module2 = __import__("module")

Edit: As it turns out, this does not import two separate versions of the module, instead module1 and module2 will point to the same object, as pointed out by Sven.