Add the terms "finder", "loader", and "importer" to the glossary.

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A module written in C or C++, using Python's C API to interact with the core and
with user code.
finder
An object that tries to find the :term:`loader` for a module. It must
implement a method named :meth:`find_module`. See :pep:`302` for
details.
floor division
Mathematical division discarding any remainder. The floor division
operator is ``//``. For example, the expression ``11//4`` evaluates to
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role in places where a constant hash value is needed, for example as a key
in a dictionary.
importer
An object that both finds and loads a module; both a
:term:`finder` and :term:`loader` object.
interactive
Python has an interactive interpreter which means you can enter
statements and expressions at the interpreter prompt, immediately
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clause is optional. If omitted, all elements in ``range(256)`` are
processed.
loader
An object that loads a module. It must define a method named
:meth:`load_module`. A loader is typically returned by a
:term:`finder`. See :pep:`302` for details.
mapping
A container object (such as :class:`dict`) which supports arbitrary key
lookups using the special method :meth:`__getitem__`.