title: Can you define aliases for imported modules in Python?
body: <p>In Python, is it possible to define an alias for an imported module?</p>
  
  <p>For instance:</p>
  
  <pre><code>import a_ridiculously_long_module_name
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>...so that is has an alias of 'short_name'.</p>