diff --git a/include/pocketpy/str.h b/include/pocketpy/str.h
index a9faafbe..caaaf4a8 100644
--- a/include/pocketpy/str.h
+++ b/include/pocketpy/str.h
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ const StrName __exit__ = StrName::get("__exit__");
 const StrName __name__ = StrName::get("__name__");
 const StrName __all__ = StrName::get("__all__");
 const StrName __package__ = StrName::get("__package__");
+const StrName __path__ = StrName::get("__path__");
 
 const StrName pk_id_add = StrName::get("add");
 const StrName pk_id_set = StrName::get("set");
diff --git a/include/pocketpy/vm.h b/include/pocketpy/vm.h
index 40db61cd..6b28523a 100644
--- a/include/pocketpy/vm.h
+++ b/include/pocketpy/vm.h
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ public:
     };
 
     ImportContext _import_context;
-    PyObject* py_import(Str path, PyObject* _module);
+    PyObject* py_import(Str path, bool throw_err=true);
     ~VM();
 
 #if PK_DEBUG_CEVAL_STEP
diff --git a/src/ceval.cpp b/src/ceval.cpp
index 8023d7c5..403227d8 100644
--- a/src/ceval.cpp
+++ b/src/ceval.cpp
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ __NEXT_STEP:;
     /*****************************************/
     TARGET(IMPORT_PATH)
         _0 = co_consts[byte.arg];
-        PUSH(py_import(CAST(Str&, _0), frame->_module));
+        PUSH(py_import(CAST(Str&, _0)));
         DISPATCH();
     TARGET(POP_IMPORT_STAR) {
         _0 = POPX();        // pop the module
diff --git a/src/pocketpy.cpp b/src/pocketpy.cpp
index d30fe3b9..ddd4af29 100644
--- a/src/pocketpy.cpp
+++ b/src/pocketpy.cpp
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ void init_builtins(VM* _vm) {
                 return vm->_modules[name];
             }
         }
-        return vm->py_import(name, vm->top_frame()->_module);
+        return vm->py_import(name);
     });
 
     _vm->bind_builtin_func<2>("divmod", [](VM* vm, ArgsView args) {
@@ -1227,10 +1227,8 @@ void init_builtins(VM* _vm) {
     });
 
     _vm->bind__repr__(_vm->tp_module, [](VM* vm, PyObject* obj) {
-        const Str& package = CAST(Str&, obj->attr(__package__));
-        Str name = CAST(Str&, obj->attr(__name__));
-        if(!package.empty()) name = package + "." + name;
-        return VAR(fmt("<module ", name.escape(), ">"));
+        const Str& path = CAST(Str&, obj->attr(__path__));
+        return VAR(fmt("<module ", path.escape(), ">"));
     });
 
     /************ property ************/
diff --git a/src/vm.cpp b/src/vm.cpp
index 0771b616..848c07b4 100644
--- a/src/vm.cpp
+++ b/src/vm.cpp
@@ -215,9 +215,9 @@ namespace pkpy{
         return call_method(obj, __next__);
     }
 
-    PyObject* VM::py_import(Str path, PyObject* _module){
+    PyObject* VM::py_import(Str path, bool throw_err){
         if(path.empty()) vm->ValueError("empty module name");
-
+        
         auto f_join = [](const std::vector<std::string_view>& cpnts){
             std::stringstream ss;
             for(int i=0; i<cpnts.size(); i++){
@@ -271,7 +271,10 @@ namespace pkpy{
                 is_init = true;
                 b = _import_handler(filename);
             }
-            if(!b) ImportError(fmt("module ", path.escape(), " not found"));
+            if(!b){
+                if(throw_err) ImportError(fmt("module ", path.escape(), " not found"));
+                else return nullptr;
+            }
             source = Str(b.str());
         }else{
             source = it->second;
@@ -501,6 +504,7 @@ PyObject* VM::new_module(Str name, Str package) {
     if(_modules.contains(name)) throw std::runtime_error("module already exists");
     // convert to fullname and set it into _modules
     if(!package.empty()) name = package + "." + name;
+    obj->attr().set(__path__, VAR(name));
     _modules.set(name, obj);
     return obj;
 }
@@ -940,8 +944,15 @@ PyObject* VM::getattr(PyObject* obj, StrName name, bool throw_err){
         return cls_var;
     }
     
-    // if(is_non_tagged_type(obj, tp_module)){
-    // }
+    if(is_non_tagged_type(obj, tp_module)){
+        Str path = CAST(Str&, obj->attr(__path__));
+        path = path + "." + name.sv();
+        PyObject* mod = py_import(path, false);
+        if(mod != nullptr){
+            obj->attr().set(name, mod);
+            return mod;
+        }
+    }
 
     if(throw_err) AttributeError(obj, name);
     return nullptr;
diff --git a/tests/80_linalg.py b/tests/80_linalg.py
index cbfd2646..16490b78 100644
--- a/tests/80_linalg.py
+++ b/tests/80_linalg.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import random
 import sys
 import math
 
+assert repr(math) == "<module 'math'>"
+
 # 出于对精度转换的考虑,在本测试中具体将采用str(floating_num)[:6]来比较两个浮点数是否相等
 
 # test vec2--------------------------------------------------------------------