title: What is a qualified/unqualified name in Python?
body: <p>In Python: what is a "qualified name" or "unqualified name"?</p>
  
  <p>I've seen it <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13697769/fully-qualified-name-of-a-python-module">mentioned</a> a <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2020014/get-fully-qualified-class-name-of-an-object-in-python">couple</a> <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14753227/importing-module-elements-in-another-with-no-qualified-name">of</a> <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12190238/how-to-get-the-qualified-name-of-the-currently-executing-function">times</a>, but no explanation as to what it is.</p>