Adjust indexing for __import__(); based on comments by Stefan Franke

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\setindexsubitem{(built-in function)} \setindexsubitem{(built-in function)}
\begin{funcdesc}{__import__}{name\optional{, globals\optional{, locals\optional{, fromlist}}}} \begin{funcdesc}{__import__}{name\optional{, globals\optional{, locals\optional{, fromlist}}}}
This function is invoked by the \keyword{import} statement. It This function is invoked by the
mainly exists so that you can replace it with another \keyword{import}\stindex{import} statement. It mainly
function that has a compatible interface, in order to change the exists so that you can replace it with another function that has a
semantics of the \keyword{import} statement. For examples of why and compatible interface, in order to change the semantics of the
how you would do this, see the standard library modules \keyword{import} statement. For examples of why and how you would do
\module{ihooks} and \module{rexec}. See also the built-in module this, see the standard library modules
\module{imp}, which defines some useful operations out of which you can \module{ihooks}\refstmodindex{ihooks} and
build your own \function{__import__()} function. \refmodule{rexec}\refstmodindex{rexec}. See also the built-in module
\stindex{import} \refmodule{imp}\refbimodindex{imp}, which defines some useful
\refstmodindex{ihooks} operations out of which you can build your own
\refstmodindex{rexec} \function{__import__()} function.
\refbimodindex{imp}
For example, the statement `\code{import} \code{spam}' results in the For example, the statement `\code{import} \code{spam}' results in the
following call: following call: