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| author | Serhiy Storchaka <storchaka@gmail.com> | 2013-10-09 11:02:31 (GMT) |
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| committer | Serhiy Storchaka <storchaka@gmail.com> | 2013-10-09 11:02:31 (GMT) |
| commit | 0d196edc3779f75bf1761159eda239e3a1d6c231 (patch) | |
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Issue #19190: Improve cross-references in builtin types and functions documentation.
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diff --git a/Doc/glossary.rst b/Doc/glossary.rst index a4ef151..b4465ac 100644 --- a/Doc/glossary.rst +++ b/Doc/glossary.rst @@ -547,9 +547,9 @@ Glossary dictionaries. There are the local, global and built-in namespaces as well as nested namespaces in objects (in methods). Namespaces support modularity by preventing naming conflicts. For instance, the functions - :func:`builtins.open` and :func:`os.open` are distinguished by their - namespaces. Namespaces also aid readability and maintainability by making - it clear which module implements a function. For instance, writing + :func:`builtins.open <.open>` and :func:`os.open` are distinguished by + their namespaces. Namespaces also aid readability and maintainability by + making it clear which module implements a function. For instance, writing :func:`random.seed` or :func:`itertools.islice` makes it clear that those functions are implemented by the :mod:`random` and :mod:`itertools` modules, respectively. @@ -574,8 +574,8 @@ Glossary new-style class Old name for the flavor of classes now used for all class objects. In earlier Python versions, only new-style classes could use Python's newer, - versatile features like :attr:`__slots__`, descriptors, properties, - :meth:`__getattribute__`, class methods, and static methods. + versatile features like :attr:`~object.__slots__`, descriptors, + properties, :meth:`__getattribute__`, class methods, and static methods. object Any data with state (attributes or value) and defined behavior @@ -790,7 +790,8 @@ Glossary type The type of a Python object determines what kind of object it is; every object has a type. An object's type is accessible as its - :attr:`__class__` attribute or can be retrieved with ``type(obj)``. + :attr:`~instance.__class__` attribute or can be retrieved with + ``type(obj)``. universal newlines A manner of interpreting text streams in which all of the following are |