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Expand Up @@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ For example, ``'[?]'`` matches the character ``'?'``.
Using the "``**``" pattern in large directory trees may consume
an inordinate amount of time.

.. note::
This function may return duplicate path names if *pathname*
contains multiple "``**``" patterns and *recursive* is true.

.. versionchanged:: 3.5
Support for recursive globs using "``**``".

Expand All @@ -96,6 +100,10 @@ For example, ``'[?]'`` matches the character ``'?'``.
.. audit-event:: glob.glob pathname,recursive glob.iglob
.. audit-event:: glob.glob/2 pathname,recursive,root_dir,dir_fd glob.iglob

.. note::
This function may return duplicate path names if *pathname*
contains multiple "``**``" patterns and *recursive* is true.

.. versionchanged:: 3.5
Support for recursive globs using "``**``".

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