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11 changes: 6 additions & 5 deletions Doc/library/importlib.resources.rst
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Expand Up @@ -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.

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