:ref:`import`
The language reference for the :keyword:`import` statement.
- `Packages specification <http://legacy.python.org/doc/essays/packages.html>`__
+ `Packages specification <https://www.python.org/doc/essays/packages/>`__
Original specification of packages. Some semantics have changed since
the writing of this document (e.g. redirecting based on ``None``
in :data:`sys.modules`).
The import machinery has evolved considerably since Python's early days. The
original `specification for packages
-<http://legacy.python.org/doc/essays/packages.html>`_ is still available to read,
+<https://www.python.org/doc/essays/packages/>`_ is still available to read,
although some details have changed since the writing of that document.
The original specification for :data:`sys.meta_path` was :pep:`302`, with