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Expand Up @@ -665,6 +665,15 @@ shared libraries (e.g. ``.so`` files). When supported by the :mod:`zipimport`
module in the standard library, the default path entry finders also handle
loading all of these file types (other than shared libraries) from zipfiles.

Within a single :term:`path entry`, the default path entry finders check for a
:term:`regular package` first, then for extension modules, then for source
files, and finally for bytecode files. For example, if the same directory
contains both ``spam/__init__.py`` and ``spam.py``, ``import spam`` will
import the package from ``spam/__init__.py``. A directory without an
``__init__.py`` file is treated as a :term:`namespace package` portion only if
no matching module is found. Note that this does not override the order of the
:term:`import path`.

Path entries need not be limited to file system locations. They can refer to
URLs, database queries, or any other location that can be specified as a
string.
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