Prefer stdlib modules over same-named modules on sys.path

ChangeLog

@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ Release date: TBA
   Closes #1780
   Refs #2140
 
+* Prefer standard library modules over same-named modules on sys.path. For example
+  ``import copy`` now finds ``copy`` instead of ``copy.py``. Solves ``no-member`` issues.
+
+  Closes pylint-dev/pylint#6535
+
 * Reduce file system access in ``ast_from_file()``.
 
 * Reduce time to ``import astroid`` by delaying ``astroid_bootstrapping()`` until

astroid/interpreter/_import/spec.py

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 from typing import Any, Literal, NamedTuple, Protocol
 
 from astroid.const import PY310_PLUS
-from astroid.modutils import EXT_LIB_DIRS
+from astroid.modutils import EXT_LIB_DIRS, STD_LIB_DIRS
 
 from . import util
 
@@ -157,6 +157,19 @@ def find_module(
                         location=getattr(spec.loader_state, "filename", None),
                         type=ModuleType.PY_FROZEN,
                     )
+                if (
+                    spec
+                    and isinstance(spec.loader, importlib.machinery.SourceFileLoader)
+                    and any(spec.origin.startswith(std_lib) for std_lib in STD_LIB_DIRS)
+                    and not spec.origin.endswith("__init__.py")
+                ):
+                    # Return standard library modules before local modules
+                    # https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/issues/6535
+                    return ModuleSpec(
+                        name=modname,
+                        location=spec.origin,
+                        type=ModuleType.PY_SOURCE,
+                    )
             except ValueError:
                 pass
             submodule_path = sys.path

tests/test_modutils.py

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 import astroid
 from astroid import modutils
-from astroid.const import PY310_PLUS
+from astroid.const import PY310_PLUS, PY311_PLUS, WIN32
 from astroid.interpreter._import import spec
 
 from . import resources
@@ -268,6 +268,21 @@ def test_std_lib(self) -> None:
             os.path.realpath(os.path.__file__.replace(".pyc", ".py")),
         )
 
+    @pytest.mark.skipif(
+        WIN32 and not PY311_PLUS,
+        reason="Fails on Windows below 3.11 for what seems like a test setup/isolation issue "
+        "rather than a functional issue. Possibly related: "
+        "https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/93653 (other surrounding tests add '.' to sys.path)",
+    )
+    def test_std_lib_found_before_same_named_package_on_path(self) -> None:
+        sys.path.insert(0, str(resources.RESOURCE_PATH))
+        self.addCleanup(sys.path.pop, 0)
+
+        file = modutils.file_from_modpath(["copy"])
+
+        self.assertNotIn("test", file)  # tests/testdata/python3/data/copy.py
+        self.assertTrue(any(stdlib in file for stdlib in modutils.STD_LIB_DIRS))
+
     def test_builtin(self) -> None:
         self.assertIsNone(modutils.file_from_modpath(["sys"]))
 

tests/testdata/python3/data/copy.py

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+"""fake copy module (unlike email, we need one without __init__.py)"""