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authorMartin Panter <vadmium+py@gmail.com>2016-06-18 03:57:31 (GMT)
committerMartin Panter <vadmium+py@gmail.com>2016-06-18 03:57:31 (GMT)
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Issue #24314: Fix doc links for general attributes like __name__, __dict__
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@@ -374,8 +374,9 @@ attributes:
are true.
This, for example, is true of ``int.__add__``. An object passing this test
- has a :attr:`__get__` attribute but not a :attr:`__set__` attribute, but
- beyond that the set of attributes varies. :attr:`__name__` is usually
+ has a :meth:`~object.__get__` method but not a :meth:`~object.__set__`
+ method, but beyond that the set of attributes varies. A
+ :attr:`~definition.__name__` attribute is usually
sensible, and :attr:`__doc__` often is.
Methods implemented via descriptors that also pass one of the other tests
@@ -388,11 +389,11 @@ attributes:
Return true if the object is a data descriptor.
- Data descriptors have both a :attr:`__get__` and a :attr:`__set__` attribute.
+ Data descriptors have both a :attr:`~object.__get__` and a :attr:`~object.__set__` method.
Examples are properties (defined in Python), getsets, and members. The
latter two are defined in C and there are more specific tests available for
those types, which is robust across Python implementations. Typically, data
- descriptors will also have :attr:`__name__` and :attr:`__doc__` attributes
+ descriptors will also have :attr:`~definition.__name__` and :attr:`__doc__` attributes
(properties, getsets, and members have both of these attributes), but this is
not guaranteed.