@@ -761,8 +761,9 @@ The basic import statement (no :keyword:`from` clause) is executed in two
761761steps:
762762763763#. find a module, loading and initializing it if necessary
764-#. define a name or names in the local namespace for the scope where
765- the :keyword:`import` statement occurs.
764+#. define a name or names in the current namespace for the scope where
765+ the :keyword:`import` statement occurs, just as an assignment statement
766+ would (including :keyword:`global` and :keyword:`nonlocal` semantics).
766767767768When the statement contains multiple clauses (separated by
768769commas) the two steps are carried out separately for each clause, just
@@ -807,7 +808,7 @@ The :keyword:`from` form uses a slightly more complex process:
807808 #. if not, attempt to import a submodule with that name and then
808809 check the imported module again for that attribute
809810 #. if the attribute is not found, :exc:`ImportError` is raised.
810- #. otherwise, a reference to that value is stored in the local namespace,
811+ #. otherwise, a reference to that value is stored in the current namespace,
811812 using the name in the :keyword:`!as` clause if it is present,
812813 otherwise using the attribute name
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