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diff --git a/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst index ed770cb..c5b949e 100644 --- a/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst +++ b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst @@ -569,12 +569,13 @@ is equivalent to :: Foo = f1(arg)(f2(Foo)) **Programmer's note:** Variables defined in the class definition are class -can be set in a method with ``self.name = value``. Both class and instance -variables are accessible through the notation "``self.name``", and an instance -variable hides a class variable with the same name when accessed in this way. -Class variables can be used as defaults for instance variables, but using -mutable values there can lead to unexpected results. Descriptors can be used -to create instance variables with different implementation details. +variables; they are shared by instances. Instance variables can be set in a +method with ``self.name = value``. Both class and instance variables are +accessible through the notation "``self.name``", and an instance variable hides +a class variable with the same name when accessed in this way. Class variables +can be used as defaults for instance variables, but using mutable values there +can lead to unexpected results. Descriptors can be used to create instance +variables with different implementation details. .. XXX add link to descriptor docs above |