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diff --git a/Doc/library/linecache.rst b/Doc/library/linecache.rst index 34fcac5..9278fc0 100644 --- a/Doc/library/linecache.rst +++ b/Doc/library/linecache.rst @@ -30,10 +30,13 @@ The :mod:`linecache` module defines the following functions: .. index:: triple: module; search; path - If a file named *filename* is not found, the function will look for it in the - module search path, ``sys.path``, after first checking for a :pep:`302` - ``__loader__`` in *module_globals*, in case the module was imported from a - zipfile or other non-filesystem import source. + If a file named *filename* is not found, the function first checks + for a :pep:`302` ``__loader__`` in *module_globals*. + If there is such a loader and it defines a ``get_source`` method, + then that determines the source lines + (if ``get_source()`` returns ``None``, then ``''`` is returned). + Finally, if *filename* is a relative filename, + it is looked up relative to the entries in the module search path, ``sys.path``. .. function:: clearcache() |