https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/8dd272ffe03f9941e9784854e33827c066a8b226 commit: 8dd272ffe03f9941e9784854e33827c066a8b226 branch: 3.14 author: Ned Batchelder <[email protected]> committer: nedbat <[email protected]> date: 2026-08-27T07:06:31-04:00 summary:
[3.14] Docs: remove __path__ discussion from tutorial (GH-156426) (#156454) * Docs: remove __path__ discussion from tutorial This isn't the current best way to make namespace packages; almost no one needs to make namespace packages; the deleted text even says "while this feature is not often needed". It doesn't belong in the tutorial. (cherry picked from commit 79f41dd9f312ab960e492c34b85f02e84cf1f556) files: M Doc/tutorial/modules.rst diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/modules.rst b/Doc/tutorial/modules.rst index f8105cd5441fec2..46a226be606aeba 100644 --- a/Doc/tutorial/modules.rst +++ b/Doc/tutorial/modules.rst @@ -584,20 +584,6 @@ Since the main module does not have a package, modules intended for use as the main module of a Python application must always use absolute imports. -Packages in Multiple Directories --------------------------------- - -Packages support one more special attribute, :attr:`~module.__path__`. This is -initialized to be a :term:`sequence` of strings containing the name of the -directory holding the -package's :file:`__init__.py` before the code in that file is executed. This -variable can be modified; doing so affects future searches for modules and -subpackages contained in the package. - -While this feature is not often needed, it can be used to extend the set of -modules found in a package. - - .. rubric:: Footnotes .. [#] In fact function definitions are also 'statements' that are 'executed'; the _______________________________________________ Python-checkins mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] https://mail.python.org/mailman3//lists/python-checkins.python.org Member address: [email protected]
