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[3.15] gh-129851: Fix the documentation for -m command (GH-129862) (GH-150614)

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@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ additional methods of invocation:
* When called with ``-c command``, it executes the Python statement(s) given as
*command*. Here *command* may contain multiple statements separated by
newlines.
* When called with ``-m module-name``, the given module is located on the
Python module path and executed as a script.
* When called with ``-m module-name``, the given module is located using the standard
import mechanism and executed as a script.
In non-interactive mode, the entire input is parsed before it is executed.
@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ source.
.. option:: -m <module-name>
Search :data:`sys.path` for the named module and execute its contents as
the :mod:`__main__` module.
Locate the module using the standard import mechanism and execute its contents
as the :mod:`__main__` module.
Since the argument is a *module* name, you must not give a file extension
(``.py``). The module name should be a valid absolute Python module name, but