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authorBrett Cannon <brett@python.org>2014-05-30 18:55:29 (GMT)
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Issue #20383: Introduce importlib.util.module_from_spec().
Along the way, dismantle importlib._bootstrap._SpecMethods as it was no longer relevant and constructing the new function required partially dismantling the class anyway.
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@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ Standard names are defined for the following types:
The type of :term:`modules <module>`. Constructor takes the name of the
module to be created and optionally its :term:`docstring`.
+ .. note::
+ Use :func:`importlib.util.module_from_spec` to create a new module if you
+ wish to set the various import-controlled attributes.
+
.. attribute:: __doc__
The :term:`docstring` of the module. Defaults to ``None``.