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diff --git a/Lib/pkgutil.py b/Lib/pkgutil.py
index 0685378..81d418d 100644
--- a/Lib/pkgutil.py
+++ b/Lib/pkgutil.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def read_code(stream):
def walk_packages(path=None, prefix='', onerror=None):
- """Yields (module_loader, name, ispkg) for all modules recursively
+ """Yields (module_finder, name, ispkg) for all modules recursively
on path, or, if path is None, all accessible modules.
'path' should be either None or a list of paths to look for
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def walk_packages(path=None, prefix='', onerror=None):
def iter_modules(path=None, prefix=''):
- """Yields (module_loader, name, ispkg) for all submodules on path,
+ """Yields (module_finder, name, ispkg) for all submodules on path,
or, if path is None, all top-level modules on sys.path.
'path' should be either None or a list of paths to look for
@@ -184,10 +184,10 @@ def _import_imp():
imp = importlib.import_module('imp')
class ImpImporter:
- """PEP 302 Importer that wraps Python's "classic" import algorithm
+ """PEP 302 Finder that wraps Python's "classic" import algorithm
- ImpImporter(dirname) produces a PEP 302 importer that searches that
- directory. ImpImporter(None) produces a PEP 302 importer that searches
+ ImpImporter(dirname) produces a PEP 302 finder that searches that
+ directory. ImpImporter(None) produces a PEP 302 finder that searches
the current sys.path, plus any modules that are frozen or built-in.
Note that ImpImporter does not currently support being used by placement
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ except ImportError:
def get_importer(path_item):
"""Retrieve a finder for the given path item
- The returned importer is cached in sys.path_importer_cache
+ The returned finder is cached in sys.path_importer_cache
if it was newly created by a path hook.
The cache (or part of it) can be cleared manually if a
@@ -421,14 +421,14 @@ def get_importer(path_item):
def iter_importers(fullname=""):
"""Yield finders for the given module name
- If fullname contains a '.', the importers will be for the package
+ If fullname contains a '.', the finders will be for the package
containing fullname, otherwise they will be all registered top level
- importers (i.e. those on both sys.meta_path and sys.path_hooks).
+ finders (i.e. those on both sys.meta_path and sys.path_hooks).
If the named module is in a package, that package is imported as a side
effect of invoking this function.
- If no module name is specified, all top level importers are produced.
+ If no module name is specified, all top level finders are produced.
"""
if fullname.startswith('.'):
msg = "Relative module name {!r} not supported".format(fullname)