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diff --git a/Doc/library/importlib.rst b/Doc/library/importlib.rst index 06d997f..0081e04 100644 --- a/Doc/library/importlib.rst +++ b/Doc/library/importlib.rst @@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ find and load modules. .. class:: WindowsRegistryFinder :term:`Finder` for modules declared in the Windows registry. This class - implements the :class:`importlib.abc.MetaPathFinder` ABC. + implements the :class:`importlib.abc.Finder` ABC. Only class methods are defined by this class to alleviate the need for instantiation. @@ -616,14 +616,8 @@ find and load modules. .. class:: PathFinder - :term:`Finder` for :data:`sys.path`. This class implements the - :class:`importlib.abc.MetaPathFinder` ABC. - - This class does not perfectly mirror the semantics of :keyword:`import` in - terms of :data:`sys.path`. No implicit path hooks are assumed for - simplification of the class and its semantics. This implies that when - ``None`` is found in :data:`sys.path_importer_cache` that it is simply - ignored instead of implying a default finder. + :term:`Finder` for :data:`sys.path` and package ``__path__`` attributes. + This class implements the :class:`importlib.abc.MetaPathFinder` ABC. Only class methods are defined by this class to alleviate the need for instantiation. @@ -639,7 +633,8 @@ find and load modules. :data:`sys.path_importer_cache`, then :data:`sys.path_hooks` is searched for a finder for the path entry and, if found, is stored in :data:`sys.path_importer_cache` along with being queried about the - module. If no finder is ever found then ``None`` is returned. + module. If no finder is ever found then ``None`` is both stored in + the cache and returned. .. class:: FileFinder(path, \*loader_details) |