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34778	startproject could use find_spec() rather than import_module() to check for conflicts	Jacob Walls	Jacob Walls	"The `startproject` command currently depends on calling `importlib.import_module()` on the intended new project name, which will execute a python module if it happens to find one.

It would be more performant and less intrusive to check the return value of `importlib.util.find_spec` [https://docs.python.org/3/library/importlib.html?highlight=find_spec#importlib.util.find_spec (docs)], which avoids importing anything (so long as the path doesn't include a dot, but that can be checked for first.)

Happy to submit a PR if welcome."	Cleanup/optimization	closed	Core (Management commands)	dev	Normal	fixed			Ready for checkin	1	0	0	0	0	0