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doc: west: update structure page

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The main change is that west 0.7 is not a namespace package anymore.
Make some other improvements while here.

Signed-off-by: Martí Bolívar <marti.bolivar@nordicsemi.no>
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@ -244,12 +244,14 @@ as shown :ref:`above <west-t2>` for the T2 topology, with the same caveats.
West Structure
**************
West's code is distributed via PyPI in a `namespace package`_ named ``west``.
See :ref:`west-apis` for API documentation.
West's code is distributed via PyPI in a Python package named ``west``. See
:ref:`west-apis` for API documentation.
This distribution also includes a launcher executable, also named ``west``. When
west is installed, the launcher is placed by :file:`pip3` somewhere in the
user's ``PATH``. This is the command-line entry point.
This distribution also includes a launcher executable, also named ``west``.
When west is installed, the launcher is placed by :file:`pip3` somewhere in the
user's filesystem (exactly where depends on the operating system, but should be
on the ``PATH`` :ref:`environment variable <env_vars>`). This launcher is the
command-line entry point.
.. _west-manifest-rev: