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Fixed an index entry, added three more.
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Fred Drake 1998-11-25 17:51:15 +00:00
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@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ raises a \exception{NameError} exception.
\indexii{private}{names}%
when an identifier that textually occurs in a class definition begins
with two or more underscore characters and does not end in two or more
underscores, it is considered a ``private name'' of that class.
underscores, it is considered a \dfn{private name} of that class.
Private names are transformed to a longer form before code is
generated for them. The transformation inserts the class name in
front of the name, with leading underscores removed, and a single
@ -356,9 +356,14 @@ slice item is the key. The conversion of a slice item that is an
expression is that expression. The conversion of an ellipsis slice
item is the built-in \code{Ellipsis} object. The conversion of a
proper slice is a slice object (see section \ref{types}) whose
\code{start}, \code{stop} and \code{step} attributes are the values of
the expressions given as lower bound, upper bound and stride,
respectively, substituting \code{None} for missing expressions.
\member{start}, \member{stop} and \member{step} attributes are the
values of the expressions given as lower bound, upper bound and
stride, respectively, substituting \code{None} for missing
expressions.
\withsubitem{(slice object attribute)}{%
\ttindex{start}%
\ttindex{stop}%
\ttindex{step}}
\subsection{Calls\label{calls}}
\index{call}
@ -409,23 +414,23 @@ the list of filled slots is used as the argument list for the call.
If there are more positional arguments than there are formal parameter
slots, a \exception{TypeError} exception is raised, unless a formal
parameter using the syntax ``\code{*identifier}'' is present; in this
parameter using the syntax \samp{*identifier} is present; in this
case, that formal parameter receives a tuple containing the excess
positional arguments (or an empty tuple if there were no excess
positional arguments).
If any keyword argument does not correspond to a formal parameter
name, a \exception{TypeError} exception is raised, unless a formal
parameter using the syntax ``\code{**identifier}'' is present; in this
parameter using the syntax \samp{**identifier} is present; in this
case, that formal parameter receives a dictionary containing the
excess keyword arguments (using the keywords as keys and the argument
values as corresponding values), or a (new) empty dictionary if there
were no excess keyword arguments.
Formal parameters using the syntax ``\code{*identifier}'' or
``\code{**identifier}'' cannot be used as positional argument slots or
Formal parameters using the syntax \samp{*identifier} or
\samp{**identifier} cannot be used as positional argument slots or
as keyword argument names. Formal parameters using the syntax
``\code{(sublist)}'' cannot be used as keyword argument names; the
\samp{(sublist)} cannot be used as keyword argument names; the
outermost sublist corresponds to a single unnamed argument slot, and
the argument value is assigned to the sublist using the usual tuple
assignment rules after all other parameter processing is done.
@ -475,7 +480,7 @@ argument list of the call: the instance becomes the first argument.
\item[a class instance:] The class must define a \method{__call__()}
method; the effect is then the same as if that method was called.
\indexii{instance}{call}
\ttindex{__call__}
\withsubitem{(object method)}{\ttindex{__call__()}}
\end{description}