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Why do directly imported variables behave differently than those attached to imported module?

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Hi!

Here's the demonstrating code:

    # module foo.py
    var = 0

    def set():
        global var
        var = 1

Script using this module:

    import foo
    from foo import *

    print var, foo.var
    set()
    print var, foo.var

Script output:

    0 0
    0 1

Apparently, the `var` we imported from `foo` never got set, but
`foo.var` on the imported `foo` - did. Why?

Thanks, D.

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Why do directly imported variables behave differently than those attached to imported module? Dun Peal <dunpealer@gmail.com> - 2011-05-03 09:31 -0700
  Re: Why do directly imported variables behave differently than those attached to imported module? Chris Rebert <clp2@rebertia.com> - 2011-05-03 09:57 -0700
  Re: Why do directly imported variables behave differently than those attached to imported module? Daniel Kluev <dan.kluev@gmail.com> - 2011-05-04 03:57 +1100
  Re: Why do directly imported variables behave differently than those attached to imported module? Mel <mwilson@the-wire.com> - 2011-05-03 13:00 -0400
  Re: Why do directly imported variables behave differently than those attached to imported module? Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-05-03 13:13 -0400
  Re: Why do directly imported variables behave differently than those attached to imported module? harrismh777 <harrismh777@charter.net> - 2011-05-03 12:24 -0500
    Re: Why do directly imported variables behave differently than those attached to imported module? Dun Peal <dunpealer@gmail.com> - 2011-05-03 11:51 -0700
      Re: Why do directly imported variables behave differently than those attached to imported module? Dun Peal <dunpealer@gmail.com> - 2011-05-03 12:23 -0700
        Re: Why do directly imported variables behave differently than those attached to imported module? Daniel Kluev <dan.kluev@gmail.com> - 2011-05-04 06:55 +1100
  Re: Why do directly imported variables behave differently than those attached to imported module? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-05-04 07:47 +1000
    Re: Why do directly imported variables behave differently than those attached to imported module? Duncan Booth <duncan.booth@invalid.invalid> - 2011-05-04 08:44 +0000
  Re: Why do directly imported variables behave differently than those attached to imported module? Chris Rebert <clp2@rebertia.com> - 2011-05-03 15:11 -0700

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