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class Finder: (source)

Known subclasses: astroid.interpreter._import.spec.ImportlibFinder, astroid.interpreter._import.spec.PathSpecFinder, astroid.interpreter._import.spec.ZipFinder

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A finder is a class which knows how to find a particular module.
Method __init__ Undocumented
Method contribute​_to​_path Get a list of extra paths where this finder can search.
Method find​_module Find the given module
Instance Variable _path Undocumented
def __init__(self, path=None): (source)

Undocumented

def contribute_to_path(self, spec, processed): (source)
Get a list of extra paths where this finder can search.
@abc.abstractmethod
def find_module(self, modname, module_parts, processed, submodule_path): (source)

Find the given module

Each finder is responsible for each protocol of finding, as long as they all return a ModuleSpec.

Parameters
modnameUndocumented
module​_partsUndocumented
processedUndocumented
submodule​_pathUndocumented
str modnameThe module which needs to be searched.
list module​_partsIt should be a list of strings, where each part contributes to the module's namespace.
list processedWhat parts from the module parts were processed so far.
list submodule​_pathA list of paths where the module can be looked into.
Returns
A ModuleSpec, describing how and where the module was found, None, otherwise.
_path = (source)

Undocumented