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Clarify attribute docs on types.ModuleType (GH-24974)

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@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ Standard names are defined for the following types:
.. class:: ModuleType(name, doc=None)
The type of :term:`modules <module>`. Constructor takes the name of the
The type of :term:`modules <module>`. The constructor takes the name of the
module to be created and optionally its :term:`docstring`.
.. note::
@ -224,12 +224,23 @@ Standard names are defined for the following types:
The :term:`loader` which loaded the module. Defaults to ``None``.
This attribute is to match :attr:`importlib.machinery.ModuleSpec.loader`
as stored in the attr:`__spec__` object.
.. note::
A future version of Python may stop setting this attribute by default.
To guard against this potential change, preferrably read from the
:attr:`__spec__` attribute instead or use
``getattr(module, "__loader__", None)`` if you explicitly need to use
this attribute.
.. versionchanged:: 3.4
Defaults to ``None``. Previously the attribute was optional.
.. attribute:: __name__
The name of the module.
The name of the module. Expected to match
:attr:`importlib.machinery.ModuleSpec.name`.
.. attribute:: __package__
@ -238,9 +249,26 @@ Standard names are defined for the following types:
to ``''``, else it should be set to the name of the package (which can be
:attr:`__name__` if the module is a package itself). Defaults to ``None``.
This attribute is to match :attr:`importlib.machinery.ModuleSpec.parent`
as stored in the attr:`__spec__` object.
.. note::
A future version of Python may stop setting this attribute by default.
To guard against this potential change, preferrably read from the
:attr:`__spec__` attribute instead or use
``getattr(module, "__package__", None)`` if you explicitly need to use
this attribute.
.. versionchanged:: 3.4
Defaults to ``None``. Previously the attribute was optional.
.. attribute:: __spec__
A record of the the module's import-system-related state. Expected to be
an instance of :class:`importlib.machinery.ModuleSpec`.
.. versionadded:: 3.4
.. class:: GenericAlias(t_origin, t_args)