Issue #26972: Fix some mistakes in importlib-related docstrings.

Thanks to Oren Milman for the patch.

2 files changed, 12 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/Lib/importlib/_bootstrap.py b/Lib/importlib/_bootstrap.py
index afc31ee5e8..11df7060c1 100644
--- a/Lib/importlib/_bootstrap.py
+++ b/Lib/importlib/_bootstrap.py
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ def _load_module_shim(self, fullname):
 # Module specifications #######################################################
 
 def _module_repr(module):
-    # The implementation of ModuleType__repr__().
+    # The implementation of ModuleType.__repr__().
     loader = getattr(module, '__loader__', None)
     if hasattr(loader, 'module_repr'):
         # As soon as BuiltinImporter, FrozenImporter, and NamespaceLoader
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ def _module_repr_from_spec(spec):
 
 # Used by importlib.reload() and _load_module_shim().
 def _exec(spec, module):
-    """Execute the spec in an existing module's namespace."""
+    """Execute the spec's specified module in an existing module's namespace."""
     name = spec.name
     _imp.acquire_lock()
     with _ModuleLockManager(name):
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ def _find_spec_legacy(finder, name, path):
 
 
 def _find_spec(name, path, target=None):
-    """Find a module's loader."""
+    """Find a module's spec."""
     meta_path = sys.meta_path
     if meta_path is None:
         # PyImport_Cleanup() is running or has been called.
diff --git a/Lib/importlib/_bootstrap_external.py b/Lib/importlib/_bootstrap_external.py
index 30e833044d..a4805f3a9d 100644
--- a/Lib/importlib/_bootstrap_external.py
+++ b/Lib/importlib/_bootstrap_external.py
@@ -1048,11 +1048,7 @@ class PathFinder:
 
     @classmethod
     def _path_hooks(cls, path):
-        """Search sequence of hooks for a finder for 'path'.
-
-        If 'hooks' is false then use sys.path_hooks.
-
-        """
+        """Search sys.path_hooks for a finder for 'path'."""
         if sys.path_hooks is not None and not sys.path_hooks:
             _warnings.warn('sys.path_hooks is empty', ImportWarning)
         for hook in sys.path_hooks:
@@ -1134,8 +1130,10 @@ class PathFinder:
 
     @classmethod
     def find_spec(cls, fullname, path=None, target=None):
-        """find the module on sys.path or 'path' based on sys.path_hooks and
-        sys.path_importer_cache."""
+        """Try to find a spec for 'fullname' on sys.path or 'path'.
+
+        The search is based on sys.path_hooks and sys.path_importer_cache.
+        """
         if path is None:
             path = sys.path
         spec = cls._get_spec(fullname, path, target)
@@ -1215,8 +1213,10 @@ class FileFinder:
                                        submodule_search_locations=smsl)
 
     def find_spec(self, fullname, target=None):
-        """Try to find a spec for the specified module.  Returns the
-        matching spec, or None if not found."""
+        """Try to find a spec for the specified module.
+
+        Returns the matching spec, or None if not found.
+        """
         is_namespace = False
         tail_module = fullname.rpartition('.')[2]
         try: