[Python-Dev] cpython (3.2): Fix closes Issue12359 - Minor update to module import description.

Georg Brandl g.brandl at gmx.net
Mon Jun 20 17:37:55 CEST 2011


On 20.06.2011 09:34, Senthil Kumaran wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 09:13:07AM +0200, Georg Brandl wrote:
>> On 20.06.2011 02:42, senthil.kumaran wrote:
>> > summary:
>> >   Fix closes Issue12359 - Minor update to module import description.
>> > ...
>> > +When a module named :mod:`spam` is imported, the interpreter searches for a
>> > +file named :file:`spam.py` in the directory containing the input script (or
>> > +thecurrent directory), and then in the list of directories specified by the
>> 
>> By just adding "or the current directory", you've actually made this more
>> confusing: now the reader will wonder when it's the script directory and when
>> it's the current directory.
> 
> I added that statement in the bracket, after looking at another
> instance in the next para which had this mention. I think, the point
> here is that the reader would understand, where the import is looking
> for the module based on the context.  Fine with removing this sentence
> ("or the current directory"), if statement explains the idea better
> without it.

Thanks!

Georg




More information about the Python-Dev mailing list