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diff --git a/Doc/c-api/init.rst b/Doc/c-api/init.rst index dfed0c9..1a0975a 100644 --- a/Doc/c-api/init.rst +++ b/Doc/c-api/init.rst @@ -256,14 +256,15 @@ Initialization, Finalization, and Threads triple: module; search; path single: path (in module sys) - Return the default module search path; this is computed from the program name - (set by :cfunc:`Py_SetProgramName` above) and some environment variables. The - returned string consists of a series of directory names separated by a platform - dependent delimiter character. The delimiter character is ``':'`` on Unix and - Mac OS X, ``';'`` on Windows. The returned string points into static storage; - the caller should not modify its value. The value is available to Python code - as the list ``sys.path``, which may be modified to change the future search path - for loaded modules. + Return the default module search path; this is computed from the program name + (set by :cfunc:`Py_SetProgramName` above) and some environment variables. + The returned string consists of a series of directory names separated by a + platform dependent delimiter character. The delimiter character is ``':'`` + on Unix and Mac OS X, ``';'`` on Windows. The returned string points into + static storage; the caller should not modify its value. The list + :data:`sys.path` is initialized with this value on interpreter startup; it + can be (and usually is) modified later to change the search path for loading + modules. .. XXX should give the exact rules |