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Do not refer to "sub-modules" since that is not a defined term.

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@ -548,13 +548,14 @@ this execution terminate step (1).
When step (1) finishes without raising an exception, step (2) can
begin.
The first form of \keyword{import} statement binds the module name in the
local namespace to the module object, and then goes on to import the
next identifier, if any. If the module name is followed by \keyword{as},
the name following \keyword{as} is used as the local name for the module. To
avoid confusion, you cannot import sub-modules 'as' a different
local name. So 'import module as m' is legal, but 'import module.submod as
s' is not. The latter should be written as 'from module import submod as s',
The first form of \keyword{import} statement binds the module name in
the local namespace to the module object, and then goes on to import
the next identifier, if any. If the module name is followed by
\keyword{as}, the name following \keyword{as} is used as the local
name for the module. To avoid confusion, you cannot import modules
with dotted names \keyword{as} a different local name. So \code{import
module as m} is legal, but \code{import module.submod as s} is not.
The latter should be written as \code{from module import submod as s};
see below.
The \keyword{from} form does not bind the module name: it goes through the