Doc that runpy.run_path and run_module copy module globals

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Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
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Activity status
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Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation

Research direction

Start with the Python documentation for runpy.run_path and runpy.run_module and compare the documented behavior with how each function copies module globals. Update the relevant documentation to explain this behavior clearly, then verify that the wording distinguishes the two entry points and matches their actual behavior.

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3.11 docs type-feature
BPO 18331
Nosy @terryjreedy, @ncoghlan

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assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2013-06-30.14:33:02.747>
labels = ['3.11', 'type-feature', 'docs']
title = 'Doc that runpy.run_path and run_module copy module globals'
updated_at = <Date 2021-10-21.19:59:45.694>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/Drekin'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2021-10-21.19:59:45.694>
actor = 'terry.reedy'
assignee = 'docs@python'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Documentation']
creation = <Date 2013-06-30.14:33:02.747>
creator = 'Drekin'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 18331
keywords = []
message_count = 4.0
messages = ['192072', '192078', '192097', '404638']
nosy_count = 5.0
nosy_names = ['terry.reedy', 'ncoghlan', 'docs@python', 'sbt', 'Drekin']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'needs patch'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue18331'
versions = ['Python 3.11']

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