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--- a/eric6/Globals/__init__.py	Wed May 12 19:47:11 2021 +0200
+++ b/eric6/Globals/__init__.py	Wed May 12 19:48:57 2021 +0200
@@ -246,14 +246,18 @@
     configDir = os.path.expanduser(d)
 
 
-def getPythonModulesDirectory():
+def getPythonLibraryDirectory():
     """
-    Function to determine the path to Python's modules directory.
+    Function to determine the path to Python's library directory.
     
-    @return path to the Python modules directory (string)
+    @return path to the Python library directory
+    @rtype str
     """
     import distutils.sysconfig
     return distutils.sysconfig.get_python_lib(True)
+# backward compatibility for eric < 21.6
+getPythonModulesDirectory = getPythonLibraryDirectory
+# TODO: eric7: delete this
 
 
 def getPyQt5ModulesDirectory():