"abcd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If I have code which imports a module over and over again...say each > time a function is called, does that cause Python to actually re-import > it...or will it skip it once the module has been imported?? > > for example: > > def foo(): > import bar > bar.printStuff() > > foo() > foo() > foo() > foo() > > ...will that re-import bar 4 times...or just import it once? is this a > big performance hit?
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