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@@ -344,6 +344,10 @@ Set implementation-specific option. The following options are available:
application. Typical usage is
\fBpython3 \-X importtime \-c 'import asyncio'\fR
+ \fB\-X importtime=2\fR enables additional output that indicates when an
+ imported module has already been loaded. In such cases, the string
+ \fBcached\fR will be printed in both time columns.
+
\fB\-X faulthandler\fR: enable faulthandler
\fB\-X frozen_modules=\fR[\fBon\fR|\fBoff\fR]: whether or not frozen modules
@@ -525,11 +529,11 @@ See also the \fB\-X frozen_modules\fR option.
If this variable is set to 1, the global interpreter lock (GIL) will be forced
on. Setting it to 0 forces the GIL off. Only available in builds configured
with \fB\-\-disable\-gil\fP.
+.IP
+This is equivalent to the \fB\-X gil\fR option.
.IP PYTHON_HISTORY
This environment variable can be used to set the location of a history file
(on Unix, it is \fI~/.python_history\fP by default).
-.IP
-This is equivalent to the \fB\-X gil\fR option.
.IP PYTHONNODEBUGRANGES
If this variable is set, it disables the inclusion of the tables mapping
extra location information (end line, start column offset and end column
@@ -648,9 +652,10 @@ See also the \fB\-X perf\fR option.
.IP PYTHONPLATLIBDIR
Override sys.platlibdir.
.IP PYTHONPROFILEIMPORTTIME
-If this environment variable is set to a non-empty string, Python will
-show how long each import takes. This is exactly equivalent to setting
-\fB\-X importtime\fP on the command line.
+If this environment variable is set to \fB1\fR, Python will show
+how long each import takes. If set to \fB2\fR, Python will include output for
+imported modules that have already been loaded.
+This is exactly equivalent to setting \fB\-X importtime\fP on the command line.
.IP PYTHONPYCACHEPREFIX
If this is set, Python will write \fB.pyc\fR files in a mirror directory tree
at this path, instead of in \fB__pycache__\fR directories within the source