How do I find the location of Python module sources?

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Published on 2008-11-06T18:36:52Z Indexed on 2010/04/27 17:23 UTC
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How do I learn where the source file for a given Python module is installed? (Is the method is different on Windows than Linux?)

(I want to look at the datetime module sources, but I thought I'd ask a more general question.)

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