diff --git a/cl/builtin_test.go b/cl/builtin_test.go
index 30841981..160aa1b3 100644
--- a/cl/builtin_test.go
+++ b/cl/builtin_test.go
@@ -226,5 +226,5 @@ func TestErrVarOf(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	ssaPkg := &ssa.Package{Pkg: pkgTypes}
 	g := &ssa.Global{Pkg: ssaPkg}
-	ctx.varOf(g)
+	ctx.varOf(nil, g)
 }
diff --git a/cl/compile.go b/cl/compile.go
index ff024f27..edcc1fde 100644
--- a/cl/compile.go
+++ b/cl/compile.go
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ func (p *context) compileBlock(b llssa.Builder, block *ssa.BasicBlock, n int, do
 					b.SetBlockEx(ret, llssa.AfterInit)
 					for _, modName := range modNames {
 						objs := mods[modName]
-						b.LoadPyModSyms(modName, objs...)
+						b.PyLoadModSyms(modName, objs...)
 					}
 				}
 			})
@@ -395,13 +395,13 @@ func (p *context) compileBlock(b llssa.Builder, block *ssa.BasicBlock, n int, do
 		jumpTo := p.jumpTo(jump)
 		modPath := p.pyMod
 		modName := pysymPrefix + modPath
-		modPtr := pkg.NewPyModVar(modName, true).Expr
+		modPtr := pkg.PyNewModVar(modName, true).Expr
 		mod := b.Load(modPtr)
 		cond := b.BinOp(token.NEQ, mod, prog.Null(mod.Type))
 		newBlk := p.fn.MakeBlock()
 		b.If(cond, jumpTo, newBlk)
 		b.SetBlock(newBlk)
-		b.Store(modPtr, b.ImportPyMod(modPath))
+		b.Store(modPtr, b.PyImportMod(modPath))
 		b.Jump(jumpTo)
 	}
 	return ret
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ func (p *context) compileValue(b llssa.Builder, v ssa.Value) llssa.Expr {
 		}
 		return pyFn.Expr
 	case *ssa.Global:
-		return p.varOf(v)
+		return p.varOf(b, v)
 	case *ssa.Const:
 		t := types.Default(v.Type())
 		return b.Const(v.Value, p.prog.Type(t, llssa.InGo))
diff --git a/cl/import.go b/cl/import.go
index 77d029c8..0f57b1c6 100644
--- a/cl/import.go
+++ b/cl/import.go
@@ -373,12 +373,15 @@ func (p *context) varName(pkg *types.Package, v *ssa.Global) (vName string, vtyp
 	return name, goVar
 }
 
-func (p *context) varOf(v *ssa.Global) llssa.Expr {
+func (p *context) varOf(b llssa.Builder, v *ssa.Global) llssa.Expr {
 	pkgTypes := p.ensureLoaded(v.Pkg.Pkg)
 	pkg := p.pkg
 	name, vtype := p.varName(pkgTypes, v)
 	if vtype == pyVar {
-		panic("todo")
+		if kind, mod := pkgKindByScope(pkgTypes.Scope()); kind == PkgPyModule {
+			return b.PyLoadVar(pysymPrefix+mod, name)
+		}
+		panic("unreachable")
 	}
 	ret := pkg.VarOf(name)
 	if ret == nil {
diff --git a/ssa/package.go b/ssa/package.go
index 11b68901..07cb0fa8 100644
--- a/ssa/package.go
+++ b/ssa/package.go
@@ -594,15 +594,15 @@ func (p Program) tyLoadPyModSyms() *types.Signature {
 func (p Package) PyInit() bool {
 	if fn := p.FuncOf("main"); fn != nil {
 		b := fn.NewBuilder()
-		b.SetBlockEx(fn.Block(0), AtStart).CallPyInit()
+		b.SetBlockEx(fn.Block(0), AtStart).callPyInit()
 		b.Dispose()
 		return true
 	}
 	return false
 }
 
-// NewPyModVar creates a new global variable for a Python module.
-func (p Package) NewPyModVar(name string, doInit bool) Global {
+// PyNewModVar creates a new global variable for a Python module.
+func (p Package) PyNewModVar(name string, doInit bool) Global {
 	if v, ok := p.pymods[name]; ok {
 		return v
 	}
@@ -617,18 +617,18 @@ func (p Package) NewPyModVar(name string, doInit bool) Global {
 	return g
 }
 
-// ImportPyMod imports a Python module.
-func (b Builder) ImportPyMod(path string) Expr {
+// PyImportMod imports a Python module.
+func (b Builder) PyImportMod(path string) Expr {
 	pkg := b.Func.Pkg
 	fnImp := pkg.pyFunc("PyImport_ImportModule", b.Prog.tyImportPyModule())
 	return b.Call(fnImp, b.CStr(path))
 }
 
-// LoadPyModSyms loads python objects from specified module.
-func (b Builder) LoadPyModSyms(modName string, objs ...PyObjRef) Expr {
+// PyLoadModSyms loads python objects from specified module.
+func (b Builder) PyLoadModSyms(modName string, objs ...PyObjRef) Expr {
 	pkg := b.Func.Pkg
 	fnLoad := pkg.pyFunc("llgoLoadPyModSyms", b.Prog.tyLoadPyModSyms())
-	modPtr := pkg.NewPyModVar(modName, false).Expr
+	modPtr := pkg.PyNewModVar(modName, false).Expr
 	mod := b.Load(modPtr)
 	args := make([]Expr, 1, len(objs)*2+2)
 	args[0] = mod
@@ -644,6 +644,10 @@ func (b Builder) LoadPyModSyms(modName string, objs ...PyObjRef) Expr {
 	return b.Call(fnLoad, args...)
 }
 
+func (b Builder) PyLoadVar(modName, name string) Expr {
+	panic("todo")
+}
+
 func (b Builder) pyCall(fn Expr, args []Expr) (ret Expr) {
 	prog := b.Prog
 	pkg := b.Func.Pkg
@@ -724,8 +728,8 @@ func (b Builder) PyFloat(fltVal Expr) (ret Expr) {
 	return b.Call(fn, fltVal)
 }
 
-// CallPyInit calls Py_Initialize.
-func (b Builder) CallPyInit() (ret Expr) {
+// callPyInit calls Py_Initialize.
+func (b Builder) callPyInit() (ret Expr) {
 	fn := b.Func.Pkg.pyFunc("Py_Initialize", NoArgsNoRet)
 	return b.Call(fn)
 }
diff --git a/ssa/ssa_test.go b/ssa/ssa_test.go
index be584c08..070344ea 100644
--- a/ssa/ssa_test.go
+++ b/ssa/ssa_test.go
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ func TestPyFunc(t *testing.T) {
 	if pkg.NewPyFunc("a", sig, false) != a {
 		t.Fatal("NewPyFunc(a) failed")
 	}
-	foo := pkg.NewPyModVar("foo", false)
-	if pkg.NewPyModVar("foo", false) != foo {
+	foo := pkg.PyNewModVar("foo", false)
+	if pkg.PyNewModVar("foo", false) != foo {
 		t.Fatal("NewPyModVar(foo) failed")
 	}
 }