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lines changed Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change @@ -873,11 +873,16 @@ Glossary
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modules, respectively.
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namespace package
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- A :pep: ` 420 ` : term: `package ` which serves only as a container for
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- subpackages. Namespace packages may have no physical representation,
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+ A :term: `package ` which serves only as a container for subpackages.
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+ Namespace packages may have no physical representation,
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and specifically are not like a :term: `regular package ` because they
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have no ``__init__.py `` file.
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+ Namespace packages allow several individually installable packages to have a common parent package.
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+ Otherwise, it is recommended to use a :term: `regular package `.
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+ For more information, see :pep: `420 ` and :ref: `reference-namespace-package `.
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See also :term: `module `.
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nested scope
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``parent/three/__init__.py `` respectively.
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+ .. _reference-namespace-package :
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Namespace packages
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