title: Reloading modules with importlib in IPython
body: <p>I'm confused by the behaviour of <code>importlib</code> in the interactive IPython shell. When I run:</p>
  
  <pre><code>import importlib.reload as ilrel
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I get the error <code>ImportError: No module named 'importlib.reload'</code>. This is exactly how I import other modules, such as <code>matplotlib.pyplot</code>.</p>
  
  <p>Currently I've been simply importing <code>importlib</code> alone, then using <code>importlib.reload(&lt;module name&gt;)</code>. This isn't a major issue but why does the first method not work?</p>