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| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/library/importlib.rst | 16 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Lib/importlib/_bootstrap.py | 6 |
2 files changed, 9 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/library/importlib.rst b/Doc/library/importlib.rst index 9a11e0b..e5cc27f 100644 --- a/Doc/library/importlib.rst +++ b/Doc/library/importlib.rst @@ -477,7 +477,9 @@ find and load modules. This class does not perfectly mirror the semantics of :keyword:`import` in terms of :data:`sys.path`. No implicit path hooks are assumed for - simplification of the class and its semantics. + simplification of the class and its semantics. This implies that when + ``None`` is found in :data:`sys.path_importer_cache` that it is simply + ignored instead of implying a default finder. Only class methods are defined by this class to alleviate the need for instantiation. @@ -487,7 +489,7 @@ find and load modules. Class method that attempts to find a :term:`loader` for the module specified by *fullname* on :data:`sys.path` or, if defined, on *path*. For each path entry that is searched, - :data:`sys.path_importer_cache` is checked. If an non-false object is + :data:`sys.path_importer_cache` is checked. If a non-false object is found then it is used as the :term:`finder` to look for the module being searched for. If no entry is found in :data:`sys.path_importer_cache`, then :data:`sys.path_hooks` is @@ -500,7 +502,7 @@ find and load modules. --------------------------------------------------- .. module:: importlib.util - :synopsis: Importers and path hooks + :synopsis: Utility code for importers This module contains the various objects that help in the construction of an :term:`importer`. @@ -536,7 +538,7 @@ an :term:`importer`. to set the :attr:`__loader__` attribute on loaded modules. If the attribute is already set the decorator does nothing. It is assumed that the first positional argument to the - wrapped method is what :attr:`__loader__` should be set to. + wrapped method (i.e. ``self``) is what :attr:`__loader__` should be set to. .. decorator:: set_package @@ -547,8 +549,8 @@ an :term:`importer`. set on and not the module found in :data:`sys.modules`. Reliance on this decorator is discouraged when it is possible to set - :attr:`__package__` before the execution of the code is possible. By - setting it before the code for the module is executed it allows the - attribute to be used at the global level of the module during + :attr:`__package__` before importing. By + setting it beforehand the code for the module is executed with the + attribute set and thus can be used by global level code during initialization. diff --git a/Lib/importlib/_bootstrap.py b/Lib/importlib/_bootstrap.py index faa5830..e0f86fc 100644 --- a/Lib/importlib/_bootstrap.py +++ b/Lib/importlib/_bootstrap.py @@ -625,12 +625,6 @@ class _ExtensionFileLoader: """ def __init__(self, name, path): - """Initialize the loader. - - If is_pkg is True then an exception is raised as extension modules - cannot be the __init__ module for an extension module. - - """ self._name = name self._path = path |