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| author | Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com> | 2011-01-08 23:44:37 (GMT) |
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| committer | Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com> | 2011-01-08 23:44:37 (GMT) |
| commit | e3ee66f141706d1220129dcc53b990e66507f5f2 (patch) | |
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Issue #10357: Clarify what it means to be a mapping.
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diff --git a/Doc/glossary.rst b/Doc/glossary.rst index 9ec61de..ec8af62 100644 --- a/Doc/glossary.rst +++ b/Doc/glossary.rst @@ -428,9 +428,11 @@ Glossary :class:`importlib.abc.Loader` for an :term:`abstract base class`. mapping - A container object (such as :class:`dict`) which supports arbitrary key - lookups using the special method :meth:`__getitem__`. Mappings also - support :meth:`__len__`, :meth:`__iter__`, and :meth:`__contains__`. + A container object that supports arbitrary key lookups and implements the + methods specified in the :class:`Mapping` or :class:`MutableMapping` + :ref:`abstract base classes <abstract-base-classes>`. Examples include + :class:`dict`, :class:`collections.defaultdict`, + :class:`collections.OrderedDict` and :class:`collections.Counter`. metaclass The class of a class. Class definitions create a class name, a class |