Clarify that __path__ can't be just any value (GH-6554)

Clarify that path can't be just any value (GH-6554)
441d945e · Brett Cannon · GitHub · a8c34246 · 441d945e · 441d945e
Commit 441d945e authored Apr 20, 2018 by Brett Cannon Committed by GitHub Apr 20, 2018
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@@ -616,8 +616,7 @@ the module.
 module.__path__
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-By definition, if a module has a ``__path__`` attribute, it is a package,
-regardless of its value.
+By definition, if a module has a ``__path__`` attribute, it is a package.

 A package's ``__path__`` attribute is used during imports of its subpackages.
 Within the import machinery, it functions much the same as :data:`sys.path`,

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+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2018-04-20-14-09-36.bpo-33276.rA1z_3.rst
+Clarify that the ``__path__`` attribute on modules cannot be just any value.