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| author | Georg Brandl <georg@python.org> | 2010-08-02 19:32:43 (GMT) |
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| committer | Georg Brandl <georg@python.org> | 2010-08-02 19:32:43 (GMT) |
| commit | 7d180a0da1eef4aff2ac1149f04a52997b380ef6 (patch) | |
| tree | 4738cbd8cc8f9e1eaef9bd9aa7fa467f806b18df /Doc/reference | |
| parent | 7528b9b8acb3c593aa36b25a26476b5588139e26 (diff) | |
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#9451: strengthen warning about __*__ special name usage.
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diff --git a/Doc/reference/lexical_analysis.rst b/Doc/reference/lexical_analysis.rst index 1b8b7b5..51a291e 100644 --- a/Doc/reference/lexical_analysis.rst +++ b/Doc/reference/lexical_analysis.rst @@ -362,11 +362,12 @@ characters: information on this convention. ``__*__`` - System-defined names. These names are defined by the interpreter and its - implementation (including the standard library); applications should not expect - to define additional names using this convention. The set of names of this - class defined by Python may be extended in future versions. See section - :ref:`specialnames`. + System-defined names. These names are defined by the interpreter and its + implementation (including the standard library). Current system names are + discussed in the :ref:`specialnames` section and elsewhere. More will likely + be defined in future versions of Python. *Any* use of ``__*__`` names, in + any context, that does not follow explicitly documented use, is subject to + breakage without warning. ``__*`` Class-private names. Names in this category, when used within the context of a |