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authorRaymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>2003-06-11 09:15:26 (GMT)
committerRaymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>2003-06-11 09:15:26 (GMT)
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* Added missing documentation for object().
* Noted the Py2.3 in the optional arg for bool().
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@@ -86,10 +86,13 @@ def my_import(name):
otherwise it returns \code{True}. \code{bool} is also a class,
which is a subclass of \code{int}. Class \code{bool} cannot be
subclassed further. Its only instances are \code{False} and
- \code{True}. If no argument is given, this function returns
- \code{False}.
+ \code{True}.
+
\indexii{Boolean}{type}
\versionadded{2.2.1}
+
+ If no argument is given, this function returns \code{False}.
+ \versionchanged{2.3}
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{buffer}{object\optional{, offset\optional{, size}}}
@@ -678,6 +681,16 @@ class C:
than one argument, return the smallest of the arguments.
\end{funcdesc}
+\begin{funcdesc}{object}{}
+Return a new featureless object. \function{object} is a base
+for all new style classes. It has the methods that are common
+to all instances of new style classes.
+\versionadded{2.2}
+
+This function does not accept any arguments. \versionchanged{2.3}
+Formerly, it accepted arguments but ignored them.
+\end{funcdesc}
+
\begin{funcdesc}{oct}{x}
Convert an integer number (of any size) to an octal string. The
result is a valid Python expression. Note: this always yields an