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diff --git a/Doc/library/importlib.rst b/Doc/library/importlib.rst index d217b0a..292fec1 100644 --- a/Doc/library/importlib.rst +++ b/Doc/library/importlib.rst @@ -290,12 +290,16 @@ ABC hierarchy:: (e.g. built-in module). :exc:`ImportError` is raised if loader cannot find the requested module. + .. index:: + single: universal newlines; importlib.abc.InspectLoader.get_source method + .. method:: get_source(fullname) An abstract method to return the source of a module. It is returned as - a text string with universal newlines. Returns ``None`` if no - source is available (e.g. a built-in module). Raises :exc:`ImportError` - if the loader cannot find the module specified. + a text string using :term:`universal newlines`, translating all + recognized line separators into ``'\n'`` characters. Returns ``None`` + if no source is available (e.g. a built-in module). Raises + :exc:`ImportError` if the loader cannot find the module specified. .. method:: is_package(fullname) |