diff options
author | Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com> | 2012-07-16 05:37:20 (GMT) |
---|---|---|
committer | Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com> | 2012-07-16 05:37:20 (GMT) |
commit | 2a61c451f2e2c99230580b80444848185db8d696 (patch) | |
tree | cfc07238dd9c453d347cd23f70f11f7aecfcff8e /Doc | |
parent | 274717757d1de602e7ec00b82601254a92e5bf33 (diff) | |
download | cpython-2a61c451f2e2c99230580b80444848185db8d696.zip cpython-2a61c451f2e2c99230580b80444848185db8d696.tar.gz cpython-2a61c451f2e2c99230580b80444848185db8d696.tar.bz2 |
cm.parents is property, not a method
Diffstat (limited to 'Doc')
-rw-r--r-- | Doc/library/collections.rst | 17 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/library/collections.rst b/Doc/library/collections.rst index d538c55..3c1a8bf 100644 --- a/Doc/library/collections.rst +++ b/Doc/library/collections.rst @@ -84,14 +84,15 @@ The class can be used to simulate nested scopes and is useful in templating. creating subcontexts that can be updated without altering values in any of the parent mappings. - .. method:: parents() - - Returns a new :class:`ChainMap` containing all of the maps in the current - instance except the first one. This is useful for skipping the first map - in the search. The use-cases are similar to those for the - :keyword:`nonlocal` keyword used in :term:`nested scopes <nested scope>`. - The use-cases also parallel those for the builtin :func:`super` function. - A reference to ``d.parents`` is equivalent to: ``ChainMap(*d.maps[1:])``. + .. attribute:: parents + + Proerty returning a new :class:`ChainMap` containing all of the maps in + the current instance except the first one. This is useful for skipping + the first map in the search. Use cases are similar to those for the + :keyword:`nonlocal` keyword used in :term:`nested scopes <nested + scope>`. The use cases also parallel those for the built-in + :func:`super` function. A reference to ``d.parents`` is equivalent to: + ``ChainMap(*d.maps[1:])``. .. seealso:: |