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Issue #19713: Update importlib docs for module spec changes, including deprecations.
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@ -539,6 +539,10 @@ Glossary
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See also :term:`package`.
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module spec
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A namespace containing the import-related information used to load a
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module.
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MRO
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See :term:`method resolution order`.
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@ -89,6 +89,22 @@ Functions
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.. versionchanged:: 3.3
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Parent packages are automatically imported.
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.. function:: find_spec(name, path=None)
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Find the :term:`spec <module spec>` for a module, optionally within the
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specified *path*. If the module is in :attr:`sys.modules`, then
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``sys.modules[name].__spec__`` is returned (unless the spec would be
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``None`` or is not set, in which case :exc:`ValueError` is raised).
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Otherwise a search using :attr:`sys.meta_path` is done. ``None`` is
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returned if no spec is found.
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A dotted name does not have its parent implicitly imported as that requires
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loading them and that may not be desired. To properly import a submodule you
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will need to import all parent packages of the submodule and use the correct
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argument to *path*.
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.. versionadded:: 3.4
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.. function:: find_loader(name, path=None)
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Find the loader for a module, optionally within the specified *path*. If the
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If ``__loader__`` is not set, raise :exc:`ValueError`, just like when the
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attribute is set to ``None``.
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.. deprecated:: 3.4
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Use :func:`find_spec` instead.
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.. function:: invalidate_caches()
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Invalidate the internal caches of finders stored at
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.. versionadded:: 3.3
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.. method:: find_spec(fullname, path, target=None)
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An abstract method for finding a :term:`spec <module spec>` for
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the specified module. If this is a top-level import, *path* will
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be ``None``. Otherwise, this is a search for a subpackage or
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module and *path* will be the value of :attr:`__path__` from the
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parent package. If a spec cannot be found, ``None`` is returned.
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When passed in, ``target`` is a module object that the finder may
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use to make a more educated about what spec to return.
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.. versionadded:: 3.4
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.. method:: find_module(fullname, path)
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An abstract method for finding a :term:`loader` for the specified
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A legacy method for finding a :term:`loader` for the specified
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module. If this is a top-level import, *path* will be ``None``.
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Otherwise, this is a search for a subpackage or module and *path*
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will be the value of :attr:`__path__` from the parent
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Returns ``None`` when called instead of raising
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:exc:`NotImplementedError`.
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.. deprecated:: 3.4
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Use :meth:`find_spec` instead.
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.. method:: invalidate_caches()
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An optional method which, when called, should invalidate any internal
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.. versionadded:: 3.3
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.. method:: find_spec(fullname, target=None)
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An abstract method for finding a :term:`spec <module spec>` for
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the specified module. The finder will search for the module only
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within the :term:`path entry` to which it is assigned. If a spec
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cannot be found, ``None`` is returned. When passed in, ``target``
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is a module object that the finder may use to make a more educated
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about what spec to return.
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.. versionadded:: 3.4
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.. method:: find_loader(fullname)
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An abstract method for finding a :term:`loader` for the specified
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A legacy method for finding a :term:`loader` for the specified
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module. Returns a 2-tuple of ``(loader, portion)`` where ``portion``
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is a sequence of file system locations contributing to part of a namespace
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package. The loader may be ``None`` while specifying ``portion`` to
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.. versionchanged:: 3.4
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Returns ``(None, [])`` instead of raising :exc:`NotImplementedError`.
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.. deprecated:: 3.4
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Use :meth:`find_spec` instead.
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.. method:: find_module(fullname)
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A concrete implementation of :meth:`Finder.find_module` which is
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equivalent to ``self.find_loader(fullname)[0]``.
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.. deprecated:: 3.4
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Use :meth:`find_spec` instead.
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.. method:: invalidate_caches()
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An optional method which, when called, should invalidate any internal
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An abstract base class for a :term:`loader`.
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See :pep:`302` for the exact definition for a loader.
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.. method:: create_module(spec)
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An optional method that returns the module object to use when
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importing a module. create_module() may also return ``None``,
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indicating that the default module creation should take place
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instead.
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.. versionadded:: 3.4
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.. method:: exec_module(module)
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An abstract method that executes the module in its own namespace
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when a module is imported or reloaded. The module should already
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be initialized when exec_module() is called.
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.. versionadded:: 3.4
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.. method:: load_module(fullname)
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An abstract method for loading a module. If the module cannot be
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A legacy method for loading a module. If the module cannot be
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loaded, :exc:`ImportError` is raised, otherwise the loaded module is
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returned.
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Raise :exc:`ImportError` when called instead of
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:exc:`NotImplementedError`.
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.. deprecated:: 3.4
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The recommended API for loading a module is :meth:`exec_module`
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(and optionally :meth:`create_module`). Loaders should implement
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it instead of load_module(). The import machinery takes care of
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all the other responsibilities of load_module() when exec_module()
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is implemented.
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.. method:: module_repr(module)
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An optional method which when implemented calculates and returns the
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A legacy method which when implemented calculates and returns the
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given module's repr, as a string. The module type's default repr() will
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use the result of this method as appropriate.
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.. versionchanged:: 3.4
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Made optional instead of an abstractmethod.
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.. deprecated:: 3.4
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The import machinery now takes care of this automatically.
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.. class:: ResourceLoader
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.. versionadded:: 3.4
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.. method:: exec_module(module)
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Implementation of :meth:`Loader.exec_module`.
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.. versionadded:: 3.4
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.. method:: load_module(fullname)
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Implementation of :meth:`Loader.load_module`.
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.. deprecated:: 3.4
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use :meth:`exec_module` instead.
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.. class:: ExecutionLoader
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Calls super's ``load_module()``.
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.. deprecated:: 3.4
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Use :meth:`Loader.exec_module` instead.
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.. method:: get_filename(fullname)
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Returns :attr:`path`.
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Concrete implementation of :meth:`InspectLoader.get_code`.
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.. method:: exec_module(module)
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Concrete implementation of :meth:`Loader.exec_module`.
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.. versionadded:: 3.4
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.. method:: load_module(fullname)
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Concrete implementation of :meth:`Loader.load_module`.
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.. deprecated:: 3.4
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Use :meth:`exec_module` instead.
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.. method:: get_source(fullname)
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Concrete implementation of :meth:`InspectLoader.get_source`.
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Only class methods are defined by this class to alleviate the need for
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instantiation.
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.. note::
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Due to limitations in the extension module C-API, for now
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BuiltinImporter does not implement :meth:`Loader.exec_module`.
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.. class:: FrozenImporter
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Only class methods are defined by this class to alleviate the need for
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instantiation.
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.. classmethod:: find_spec(fullname, path=None, target=None)
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Class method that attempts to find a :term:`spec <module spec>`
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for the module specified by *fullname* on :data:`sys.path` or, if
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defined, on *path*. For each path entry that is searched,
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:data:`sys.path_importer_cache` is checked. If a non-false object
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is found then it is used as the :term:`path entry finder` to look
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for the module being searched for. If no entry is found in
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:data:`sys.path_importer_cache`, then :data:`sys.path_hooks` is
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searched for a finder for the path entry and, if found, is stored
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in :data:`sys.path_importer_cache` along with being queried about
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the module. If no finder is ever found then ``None`` is both
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stored in the cache and returned.
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.. versionadded:: 3.4
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.. classmethod:: find_module(fullname, path=None)
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Class method that attempts to find a :term:`loader` for the module
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specified by *fullname* on :data:`sys.path` or, if defined, on
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*path*. For each path entry that is searched,
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:data:`sys.path_importer_cache` is checked. If a non-false object is
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found then it is used as the :term:`path entry finder` to look for the
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module being searched for. If no entry is found in
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:data:`sys.path_importer_cache`, then :data:`sys.path_hooks` is
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searched for a finder for the path entry and, if found, is stored in
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:data:`sys.path_importer_cache` along with being queried about the
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module. If no finder is ever found then ``None`` is both stored in
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the cache and returned.
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A legacy wrapper around :meth:`find_spec`.
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.. deprecated:: 3.4
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Use :meth:`find_spec` instead.
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.. classmethod:: invalidate_caches()
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finders stored in :attr:`sys.path_importer_cache`.
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.. versionchanged:: 3.4
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Calls objects in :data:`sys.path_hooks` with the current working directory
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for ``''`` (i.e. the empty string).
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Calls objects in :data:`sys.path_hooks` with the current working
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directory for ``''`` (i.e. the empty string).
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.. class:: FileFinder(path, \*loader_details)
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The path the finder will search in.
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.. method:: find_spec(fullname, target=None)
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Attempt to find the spec to handle *fullname* within :attr:`path`.
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.. versionadded:: 3.4
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.. method:: find_loader(fullname)
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Attempt to find the loader to handle *fullname* within :attr:`path`.
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Loads the extension module if and only if *fullname* is the same as
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:attr:`name` or is ``None``.
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.. note::
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Due to limitations in the extension module C-API, for now
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ExtensionFileLoader does not implement :meth:`Loader.exec_module`.
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.. method:: is_package(fullname)
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Returns ``True`` if the file path points to a package's ``__init__``
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Set ``__loader__`` if set to ``None``, as if the attribute does not
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exist.
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.. deprecated:: 3.4
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The import machinery takes care of this automatically.
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.. decorator:: set_package
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A :term:`decorator` for :meth:`importlib.abc.Loader.load_module` to set the :attr:`__package__` attribute on the returned module. If :attr:`__package__`
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is set and has a value other than ``None`` it will not be changed.
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.. deprecated:: 3.4
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The import machinery takes care of this automatically.
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.. function:: spec_from_loader(name, loader, *, origin=None, is_package=None)
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A factory function for creating a :class:`ModuleSpec` instance based
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