# Changed Python module name from pyhail to hail

**URL:** <https://discuss.hail.is/t/changed-python-module-name-from-pyhail-to-hail/103>\
**Category:** Updates\
**Created:** [January 17, 2017, 7:31pm UTC](https://discuss.hail.is/t/changed-python-module-name-from-pyhail-to-hail/103 "2017-01-17T19:31:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![jigold](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discuss.hail.is/jigold/32/143_2.png) [@jigold](https://discuss.hail.is/u/jigold)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 7:31pm UTC](https://discuss.hail.is/t/changed-python-module-name-from-pyhail-to-hail/103/1 "2017-01-17T19:31:04Z")

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**We have switched the name of the python module from** `pyhail` **to** `hail` **.**

Starting with commit `ff7ba73`, you’ll need to import hail as follows in python scripts:

```auto
from hail import *

```