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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion Doc/reference/import.rst
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Expand Up @@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ Here are the exact rules used:
Cached bytecode invalidation
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Before Python loads cached bytecode from ``.pyc`` file, it checks whether the
Before Python loads cached bytecode from a ``.pyc`` file, it checks whether the
cache is up-to-date with the source ``.py`` file. By default, Python does this
by storing the source's last-modified timestamp and size in the cache file when
writing it. At runtime, the import system then validates the cache file by
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