question about recognizing function and module in python [closed] - python-3.x

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My questions are about code with this format:
name1.name2()
Question1: I saw this format in python a lot. I want to make sure is it ture that every time I see this format name1 is a module and name2() is a function of this module?
Question2: Is it possible to have name1.name2 (without () in front of name2)? and in this format is name2 a module or function?(My Thought on question2: name2 cant be function because it need "()" to be a function But I am not sure if it is a module or even we have this format.)

Answer 1: Actually you cant be sure at all since it's not necessary for the name1 to be a module. It can be almost anything. And anyhing in Python is an Object :)
The name2, as a result, is probably a method of that Object. So the name1 can be an instance of a class, the class itself, a string, an integer, a module or a package, whatever ...
Answer 2: Yes, it is possible to have that format. The name2 in this case may again be a lot of things, it can be anything that is defined in the name1 object. It can be a property, a function in the module, a module in a package, a method of the Object or anything else.

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https://www.w3schools.com/python/python_functions.asp, https://realpython.com/python-main-function/
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https://www.w3schools.com/python/python_for_loops.asp,
https://www.techbeamers.com/python-random-number-tutorial/
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I am studying the example in section 3 on this page:
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