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diff --git a/Doc/glossary.rst b/Doc/glossary.rst index 9e3cbeb..f8d0e67 100644 --- a/Doc/glossary.rst +++ b/Doc/glossary.rst @@ -179,6 +179,11 @@ Glossary A module written in C or C++, using Python's C API to interact with the core and with user code. + finder + An object that tries to find the :term:`loader` for a module. It must + implement a method named :meth:`find_module`. See :pep:`302` for + details. + floor division Mathematical division discarding any remainder. The floor division operator is ``//``. For example, the expression ``11//4`` evaluates to @@ -270,6 +275,10 @@ Glossary role in places where a constant hash value is needed, for example as a key in a dictionary. + importer + An object that both finds and loads a module; both a + :term:`finder` and :term:`loader` object. + interactive Python has an interactive interpreter which means you can enter statements and expressions at the interpreter prompt, immediately @@ -351,6 +360,11 @@ Glossary clause is optional. If omitted, all elements in ``range(256)`` are processed. + loader + An object that loads a module. It must define a method named + :meth:`load_module`. A loader is typically returned by a + :term:`finder`. See :pep:`302` for details. + mapping A container object (such as :class:`dict`) which supports arbitrary key lookups using the special method :meth:`__getitem__`. |