https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/fac4964fdb2ae12969b485de496dd6d064fdbe99 commit: fac4964fdb2ae12969b485de496dd6d064fdbe99 branch: main author: Petr Viktorin <encu...@gmail.com> committer: encukou <encu...@gmail.com> date: 2025-07-23T14:01:38+02:00 summary:
gh-136516: Mention installation artifacts as de-facto resources (GH-136419) Files like NUL on windows are, from `importlib.resources` point of view, an artifact caused by installing to a filesystem directory. Mention these. files: M Doc/library/importlib.resources.rst diff --git a/Doc/library/importlib.resources.rst b/Doc/library/importlib.resources.rst index e002198899c8b8..7a11f4fe069004 100644 --- a/Doc/library/importlib.resources.rst +++ b/Doc/library/importlib.resources.rst @@ -16,11 +16,12 @@ within *packages*. "Resources" are file-like resources associated with a module or package in Python. The resources may be contained directly in a package, within a subdirectory contained in that package, or adjacent to modules outside a -package. Resources may be text or binary. As a result, Python module sources -(.py) of a package and compilation artifacts (pycache) are technically -de-facto resources of that package. In practice, however, resources are -primarily those non-Python artifacts exposed specifically by the package -author. +package. Resources may be text or binary. As a result, a package's Python +module sources (.py), compilation artifacts (pycache), and installation +artifacts (like :func:`reserved filenames <os.path.isreserved>` +in directories) are technically de-facto resources of that package. +In practice, however, resources are primarily those non-Python artifacts +exposed specifically by the package author. Resources can be opened or read in either binary or text mode. _______________________________________________ Python-checkins mailing list -- python-checkins@python.org To unsubscribe send an email to python-checkins-le...@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman3//lists/python-checkins.python.org Member address: arch...@mail-archive.com
