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@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ The :mod:`glob` module defines the following functions:
Using the "``**``" pattern in large directory trees may consume
an inordinate amount of time.
+ .. note::
+ This function may return duplicate path names if *pathname*
+ contains multiple "``**``" patterns and *recursive* is true.
+
.. versionchanged:: 3.5
Support for recursive globs using "``**``".
@@ -94,6 +98,10 @@ The :mod:`glob` module defines the following functions:
.. audit-event:: glob.glob pathname,recursive glob.iglob
.. audit-event:: glob.glob/2 pathname,recursive,root_dir,dir_fd glob.iglob
+ .. note::
+ This function may return duplicate path names if *pathname*
+ contains multiple "``**``" patterns and *recursive* is true.
+
.. versionchanged:: 3.5
Support for recursive globs using "``**``".