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lines changed Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change @@ -926,11 +926,16 @@ Glossary
926926 modules, respectively.
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928928 namespace package
929- A :pep: ` 420 ` : term: `package ` which serves only as a container for
930- subpackages. Namespace packages may have no physical representation,
929+ A :term: `package ` which serves only as a container for subpackages.
930+ Namespace packages may have no physical representation,
931931 and specifically are not like a :term: `regular package ` because they
932932 have no ``__init__.py `` file.
933933
934+ Namespace packages allow several individually installable packages to have a common parent package.
935+ Otherwise, it is recommended to use a :term: `regular package `.
936+
937+ For more information, see :pep: `420 ` and :ref: `reference-namespace-package `.
938+
934939 See also :term: `module `.
935940
936941 nested scope
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123123``parent/three/__init__.py `` respectively.
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126+ .. _reference-namespace-package :
127+
126128Namespace packages
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