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.. index:: triple: module; search; path
When a module named :mod:`spam` is imported, the interpreter first searches for
-a built-in module with that name. If not found, it then searches for a file
+a built-in module with that name. These module names are listed in
+:data:`sys.builtin_module_names`. If not found, it then searches for a file
named :file:`spam.py` in a list of directories given by the variable
:data:`sys.path`. :data:`sys.path` is initialized from these locations: