Hi! This is part 11 of my Python behind the scenes series. I've been programming in Python for quite a while but didn't really understand how the import system works: what modules and packages are exactly; what relative imports are relative to; what's in sys.path and so on. My goal with this part was to answer all these questions. After you read it, you should be able to tell what exactly happens during the import process.

I welcome your feedback and questions. Thanks!