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lines changed Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change @@ -873,11 +873,16 @@ Glossary
873873 modules, respectively.
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875875 namespace package
876- A :pep: ` 420 ` : term: `package ` which serves only as a container for
877- subpackages. Namespace packages may have no physical representation,
876+ A :term: `package ` which serves only as a container for subpackages.
877+ Namespace packages may have no physical representation,
878878 and specifically are not like a :term: `regular package ` because they
879879 have no ``__init__.py `` file.
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881+ Namespace packages allow several individually installable packages to have a common parent package.
882+ Otherwise, it is recommended to use a :term: `regular package `.
883+
884+ For more information, see :pep: `420 ` and :ref: `reference-namespace-package `.
885+
881886 See also :term: `module `.
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883888 nested scope
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123123``parent/three/__init__.py `` respectively.
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126+ .. _reference-namespace-package :
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126128Namespace packages
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