Issue #27138: Fix the doc comment for FileFinder.find_spec().

ericsnowcurrently · ericsnowcurrently · commit 0472217d4336 · 2016-05-27T12:56:41.000-06:00
diff --git a/Lib/importlib/_bootstrap_external.py b/Lib/importlib/_bootstrap_external.py
@@ -1215,8 +1215,8 @@ def _get_spec(self, loader_class, fullname, path, smsl, target):
                                        submodule_search_locations=smsl)
 
     def find_spec(self, fullname, target=None):
-        """Try to find a loader for the specified module, or the namespace
-        package portions. Returns (loader, list-of-portions)."""
+        """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:
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ Core and Builtins
 - Issue #26718: super.__init__ no longer leaks memory if called multiple times.
   NOTE: A direct call of super.__init__ is not endorsed!
 
+- Issue #27138: Fix the doc comment for FileFinder.find_spec().
+
 - Issue #25339: PYTHONIOENCODING now has priority over locale in setting the
   error handler for stdin and stdout.
 
