pylint-dev__pylint-7114
The issue is in pylint's expand_modules.py file. The problem occurs because when pylint tries to resolve the module a, it finds both: - The directory a/ - The file a/a.py
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The file is a placeholder. Let me understand the issue better by analyzing the problem statement and then creating the appropriate fix. Based on the problem description:
1. When running `pylint a` where `a/` is a directory containing `a.py`
2. Pylint incorrectly looks for `a/__init__.py` instead of recognizing this as a namespace package
3. The issue is in module expansion logic where the module name conflicts with a file of the same name inside
The issue is in pylint's `expand_modules.py` file. The problem occurs because when pylint tries to resolve the module `a`, it finds both:
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