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imp.find_module does not specify registry key it searches on windows #60590
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| BPO | 16386 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @asvetlov, @ericsnowcurrently, @iritkatriel |
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closed_at = <Date 2021-06-22.18:20:04.378>
created_at = <Date 2012-11-02.12:36:07.837>
labels = ['docs']
title = 'imp.find_module does not specify registry key it searches on windows'
updated_at = <Date 2021-06-22.18:20:04.378>
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dhgmgn commentedon Nov 2, 2012
quote from http://docs.python.org/3/library/imp.html#imp.find_module:
"...on some systems some other places are looked in as well (on Windows, it looks in the registry which may point to a specific file)."
I actually didn't know the registry key is listed in "using Python on Window" guide until I grepped for PythonCore (which kind of requires to know the key already) - so I'm submitting a patch that cross references find_module docs and using Python on Windows guide.
asvetlov commentedon Nov 15, 2012
I think much more important to mention registry key in http://docs.python.org/3/library/importlib.html#importlib.machinery.WindowsRegistryFinder
impis private module to access implementation internals butimportlibis public interface to import systemericsnowcurrently commentedon Nov 15, 2012
I agree with Andrew.
dhgmgn commentedon Nov 17, 2012
Ok, didn't knew much about importlib, I can work on a patch but have a few questions/suggestions:
iritkatriel commentedon Apr 24, 2021
Both
http://docs.python.org/3/library/importlib.html#importlib.machinery.WindowsRegistryFinder
and
http://docs.python.org/3/library/imp.html#imp.find_module:
are now deprecated. Is this issue still relevant?