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author | Georg Brandl <georg@python.org> | 2013-10-08 06:06:27 (GMT) |
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committer | Georg Brandl <georg@python.org> | 2013-10-08 06:06:27 (GMT) |
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diff --git a/Doc/glossary.rst b/Doc/glossary.rst index f336a07..5316b01 100644 --- a/Doc/glossary.rst +++ b/Doc/glossary.rst @@ -529,6 +529,8 @@ Glossary have a namespace containing arbitrary Python objects. Modules are loaded into Python by the process of :term:`importing`. + See also :term:`package`. + MRO See :term:`method resolution order`. @@ -567,6 +569,8 @@ Glossary and specifically are not like a :term:`regular package` because they have no ``__init__.py`` file. + See also :term:`module`. + nested scope The ability to refer to a variable in an enclosing definition. For instance, a function defined inside another function can refer to @@ -588,10 +592,12 @@ Glossary class`. package - A Python module which can contain submodules or recursively, + A Python :term:`module` which can contain submodules or recursively, subpackages. Technically, a package is a Python module with an ``__path__`` attribute. + See also :term:`regular package` and :term:`namespace package`. + parameter A named entity in a :term:`function` (or method) definition that specifies an :term:`argument` (or in some cases, arguments) that the @@ -737,6 +743,8 @@ Glossary A traditional :term:`package`, such as a directory containing an ``__init__.py`` file. + See also :term:`namespace package`. + __slots__ A declaration inside a class that saves memory by pre-declaring space for instance attributes and eliminating instance dictionaries. Though |