Explain the -m flag in more detail #26930
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I learned how it works from here: https://docs.python.org/3/using/cmdline.html#cmdoption-m
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The fact that the current directory is added to sys.path is not specific to -m option, see https://docs.python.org/3/library/sys.html#sys.path. For instance, given the current directory:
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└── pkg
├── __init__.py
└── mod.py
any python command will find pkg.mod (e.g. pydoc pkg.mod).
As the current wording explicitly refers to sys.path, I believe this is sufficient.
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I learned how it works from here: https://docs.python.org/3/using/cmdline.html#cmdoption-m