Want function from reticulate::import(). Get: Error in f1() : could not find function "f1"

[johnG]

I would like to import a python file and then use a function within that python file; but it does not work (it only work for source_python). Is it suppose to be this way? What is the difference?
As I am experiencing some problems with source_python, I would rather use import() if possible.

In python file called the_py_module.py includes this code:

def f1():
  return "f one"


def f2():
  return "f two"

R script

# Trying to import the python file, which appear to work:
reticulate::import("the_py_module")

Gives this output:
Module(the_py_module)

# But when calling the function: 
f1()

I get error saying:
Error in f1() : could not find function "f1"

This works in the R script though.

reticulate::source_python("the_py_module.py")
f1()