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diff --git a/Doc/using/cmdline.rst b/Doc/using/cmdline.rst index d3120b5..36a8dd1 100644 --- a/Doc/using/cmdline.rst +++ b/Doc/using/cmdline.rst @@ -356,7 +356,8 @@ These environment variables influence Python's behavior. Augment the default search path for module files. The format is the same as the shell's :envvar:`PATH`: one or more directory pathnames separated by - colons. Non-existent directories are silently ignored. + :data:`os.pathsep` (e.g. colons on Unix or semicolons on Windows). + Non-existent directories are silently ignored. The default search path is installation dependent, but generally begins with :file:`{prefix}/lib/python{version}`` (see :envvar:`PYTHONHOME` above). It |