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Expand Up @@ -66,12 +66,11 @@ This module provides an interface to the mechanisms used to implement the
contained in the list returned by :func:`get_suffixes` describing the kind of
module found.

If the module does not live in a file, the returned *file* is ``None``,
*pathname* is the empty string, and the *description* tuple contains empty
strings for its suffix and mode; the module type is indicated as given in
parentheses above. If the search is unsuccessful, :exc:`ImportError` is
raised. Other exceptions indicate problems with the arguments or
environment.
If the module is built-in or frozen then *file* and *pathname* are both ``None``
and the *description* tuple contains empty strings for its suffix and mode;
the module type is indicated as given in parentheses above. If the search
is unsuccessful, :exc:`ImportError` is raised. Other exceptions indicate
problems with the arguments or environment.

If the module is a package, *file* is ``None``, *pathname* is the package
path and the last item in the *description* tuple is :const:`PKG_DIRECTORY`.
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