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Importing Modules<a class="headerlink" href="#importing-modules" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1> <p>The modules described in this chapter provide new ways to import other Python modules and hooks for customizing the import process.</p> <p>The full list of modules described in this chapter is:</p> <div class="toctree-wrapper compound"> <ul> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="zipimport.html">31.1. <code class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">zipimport</span></code> — Import modules from Zip archives</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="zipimport.html#zipimporter-objects">31.1.1. zipimporter Objects</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="zipimport.html#examples">31.1.2. 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