Clarify DistributionFinder.Context.path type

The DistributionFinder.Context.path property is a list of directory paths. Signed-off-by: Philippe Ombredanne <pombredanne@nexb.com>
python · May 23, 2021 · ab1c873 · ab1c873
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diff --git a/importlib_metadata/__init__.py b/importlib_metadata/__init__.py
@@ -616,10 +616,11 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         @property
         def path(self):
             """
-            The path that a distribution finder should search.
+            The sequence of directory path that a distribution finder
+            should search.
 
-            Typically refers to Python package paths and defaults
-            to ``sys.path``.
+            Typically refers to Python installed package paths such as
+            "site-packages" directories and defaults to ``sys.path``.
             """
             return vars(self).get('path', sys.path)