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merge from 3.2 - Fix closes Issue12359 - Removing a confusing sentence from the previous change.

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@ -160,13 +160,13 @@ The Module Search Path
.. index:: triple: module; search; path .. index:: triple: module; search; path
When a module named :mod:`spam` is imported, the interpreter searches for a When a module named :mod:`spam` is imported, the interpreter searches for a
file named :file:`spam.py` in the directory containing the input script (or file named :file:`spam.py` in the directory containing the input script and
the current directory), and then in the list of directories specified by the then in the list of directories specified by the environment variable
environment variable :envvar:`PYTHONPATH`. This has the same syntax as the :envvar:`PYTHONPATH`. This has the same syntax as the shell variable
shell variable :envvar:`PATH`, that is, a list of directory names. When :envvar:`PATH`, that is, a list of directory names. When :envvar:`PYTHONPATH`
:envvar:`PYTHONPATH` is not set, or when the file is not found there, the is not set, or when the file is not found there, the search continues in an
search continues in an installation-dependent default path; on Unix, this is installation-dependent default path; on Unix, this is usually
usually :file:`.:/usr/local/lib/python`. :file:`.:/usr/local/lib/python`.
Actually, modules are searched in the list of directories given by the variable Actually, modules are searched in the list of directories given by the variable
``sys.path`` which is initialized from the directory containing the input script ``sys.path`` which is initialized from the directory containing the input script