def find_modules(self):
        """Finds individually-specified Python modules, ie. those listed by
        module name in 'self.py_modules'.  Returns a list of tuples (package,
        module_base, filename): 'package' is a tuple of the path through
        package-space to the module; 'module_base' is the bare (no
        packages, no dots) module name, and 'filename' is the path to the
        ".py" file (relative to the distribution root) that implements the
        module.
        """
        # Map package names to tuples of useful info about the package:
        #    (package_dir, checked)
        # package_dir - the directory where we'll find source files for
        #   this package
        # checked - true if we have checked that the package directory
        #   is valid (exists, contains __init__.py, ... ?)
        packages = {}

        # List of (package, module, filename) tuples to return
        modules = []

        # We treat modules-in-packages almost the same as toplevel modules,
        # just the "package" for a toplevel is empty (either an empty
        # string or empty list, depending on context).  Differences:
        #   - don't check for __init__.py in directory for empty package
        for module in self.py_modules:
            path = module.split('.')
            package = '.'.join(path[0:-1])
            module_base = path[-1]

            try:
                (package_dir, checked) = packages[package]
            except KeyError:
                package_dir = self.get_package_dir(package)
                checked = 0

            if not checked:
                init_py = self.check_package(package, package_dir)
                packages[package] = (package_dir, 1)
                if init_py:
                    modules.append((package, "__init__", init_py))

            # XXX perhaps we should also check for just .pyc files
            # (so greedy closed-source bastards can distribute Python
            # modules too)
            module_file = os.path.join(package_dir, module_base + ".py")
            if not self.check_module(module, module_file):
                continue

            modules.append((package, module_base, module_file))

        return modules
Finds individually-specified Python modules, ie. those listed by
        module name in 'self.py_modules'.  Returns a list of tuples (package,
        module_base, filename): 'package' is a tuple of the path through
        package-space to the module; 'module_base' is the bare (no
        packages, no dots) module name, and 'filename' is the path to the
        ".py" file (relative to the distribution root) that implements the
        module.
        
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