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Title: gh-146121: Clarify security model of pkgutil.getdata; revert checks by encukou · Pull Request #148197 · python/cpython · GitHub

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Description: pkgutil.getdata has the same security model as open(). The documented limitations ensure compatibility with non-filesystem loaders; Python doesn't check that. Revert the incomplete checks added in bcdf231 Issue: gh-146121 📚 Documentation preview 📚: https://cpython-previews--148197.org.readthedocs.build/

Open Graph Description: pkgutil.getdata has the same security model as open(). The documented limitations ensure compatibility with non-filesystem loaders; Python doesn't check that. Revert the incomplete checks added...

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