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Author eric.snow
Recipients barry, brett.cannon, eric.araujo, eric.snow, georg.brandl, larry, ncoghlan, skrah
Date 2012-07-31.05:13:56
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More on import-related terms.

Given Nick's recommendation, here's a broader view, as related to the import state:

sys.meta_path:
  "meta path finder" -> "module loader"
sys.meta_path[-1] (initially):
  "default path importer"
sys.path_hooks:
  "path hook" -> "path entry handler"
sys.path_importer_cache:
  "path entry handler" -> "module loader"

One unfortunate name is "sys.path_importer_cache", which implies either a cache of "path importers" or a cache belonging to "path importer", both of which are still rather ambiguous.

In light of all the above, I've attached an updated patch just for the glossary.  The import system reference then goes further into the protocols that the different objects implement and so forth.
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