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#15575: Clarify tutorial description of when modules are executed.

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@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ More on Modules
A module can contain executable statements as well as function definitions.
These statements are intended to initialize the module. They are executed only
the *first* time the module is imported somewhere. [#]_
the *first* time the module name is encountered in an import statement. [#]_
(They are also run if the file is executed as a script.)
Each module has its own private symbol table, which is used as the global symbol
table by all functions defined in the module. Thus, the author of a module can