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Doc: update term "namespace package" (#129251)

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modules, respectively. modules, respectively.
namespace package namespace package
A :pep:`420` :term:`package` which serves only as a container for A :term:`package` which serves only as a container for subpackages.
subpackages. Namespace packages may have no physical representation, Namespace packages may have no physical representation,
and specifically are not like a :term:`regular package` because they and specifically are not like a :term:`regular package` because they
have no ``__init__.py`` file. have no ``__init__.py`` file.
Namespace packages allow several individually installable packages to have a common parent package.
Otherwise, it is recommended to use a :term:`regular package`.
For more information, see :pep:`420` and :ref:`reference-namespace-package`.
See also :term:`module`. See also :term:`module`.
nested scope nested scope

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@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ Importing ``parent.one`` will implicitly execute ``parent/__init__.py`` and
``parent/three/__init__.py`` respectively. ``parent/three/__init__.py`` respectively.
.. _reference-namespace-package:
Namespace packages Namespace packages
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