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pydoc for namespace packages indicates FILE as built-in #68441
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| BPO | 24253 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @iritkatriel |
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created_at = <Date 2015-05-21.04:37:38.192>
labels = ['type-bug', 'library', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11']
title = 'pydoc for namespace packages indicates FILE as built-in'
updated_at = <Date 2021-12-07.13:28:04.970>
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url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue24253'
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anntzer commentedon May 21, 2015
All's in the title: the output of "pydoc foo" where foo is a namespace package (... e.g. any directory in the cwd) says that the package is defined as a builtin (under the FILE entry) -- which is certainly incorrect.
iritkatriel commentedon Dec 7, 2021
Reproduce on 3.11.
vasiliyk commentedon Oct 24, 2026
This still reproduces on 3.16.0a1+dev.
A directory with no
__init__.pyimports as a namespace package (PEP 420), which has no__file__.pydoc then hits its
TypeErrorfallback and prints "(built-in)".The 3.9–3.11 labels can be dropped (no bug fixes there now).
I'm happy to open a PR.
pythongh-68441: Distinguish virtual packages from namespace packages