[Python-checkins] peps: Make it explicit that loaders may install additional __things__ on

[barry.warsaw]

http://hg.python.org/peps/rev/7bc9b5f75033
changeset:   4353:7bc9b5f75033
user:        Barry Warsaw <barry at python.org>
date:        Fri May 04 15:51:09 2012 -0400
summary:
  Make it explicit that loaders may install additional __things__ on
modules.

files:
  pep-0420.txt |  5 +++--
  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)


diff --git a/pep-0420.txt b/pep-0420.txt
--- a/pep-0420.txt
+++ b/pep-0420.txt
@@ -275,8 +275,9 @@
 
 This PEP relaxes this constraint, and leaves the setting of ``__file__`` to
 the purview of the loader producing the module.  Loaders may opt to leave
-``__file__`` unset if no file system path is appropriate.  This means that the
-definitive way to determine the origin of a module is to check its
+``__file__`` unset if no file system path is appropriate.  Loaders may also
+set additional reserved attributes on the module if useful.  This means that
+the definitive way to determine the origin of a module is to check its
 ``__loader__`` attribute.
 
 For example, namespace packages as described in this PEP will have no

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