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Cover directory and zipfile execution in __main__ module docs

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Description

BPO 45149
Nosy @ncoghlan

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2021-09-09.07:45:42.475>
labels = ['type-feature', 'docs']
title = 'Cover directory and zipfile execution in __main__ module docs'
updated_at = <Date 2022-03-11.14:52:45.711>
user = 'https://github.com/ncoghlan'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2022-03-11.14:52:45.711>
actor = 'petr.viktorin'
assignee = 'docs@python'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Documentation']
creation = <Date 2021-09-09.07:45:42.475>
creator = 'ncoghlan'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 45149
keywords = []
message_count = 1.0
messages = ['401440']
nosy_count = 2.0
nosy_names = ['ncoghlan', 'docs@python']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'needs patch'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue45149'
versions = []

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Locate the main module documentation and review how execution from directories and zipfiles is currently described. Update the documentation to cover both execution forms, then verify that the resulting text clearly explains them; no specific file or test is named in the issue.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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