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-rw-r--r--Doc/library/collections.abc.rst80
-rw-r--r--Doc/tools/.nitignore1
3 files changed, 43 insertions, 41 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/conf.py b/Doc/conf.py
index 0d7c0b5..4077eaf 100644
--- a/Doc/conf.py
+++ b/Doc/conf.py
@@ -245,10 +245,11 @@ nitpick_ignore += [
# be resolved, as the method is currently undocumented. For context, see
# https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/103289.
('py:meth', '_SubParsersAction.add_parser'),
- # Attributes that definitely should be documented better,
+ # Attributes/methods/etc. that definitely should be documented better,
# but are deferred for now:
('py:attr', '__annotations__'),
('py:attr', '__wrapped__'),
+ ('py:meth', 'index'), # list.index, tuple.index, etc.
]
# gh-106948: Copy standard C types declared in the "c:type" domain to the
diff --git a/Doc/library/collections.abc.rst b/Doc/library/collections.abc.rst
index edc0789..e0c72ff 100644
--- a/Doc/library/collections.abc.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/collections.abc.rst
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
This module provides :term:`abstract base classes <abstract base class>` that
can be used to test whether a class provides a particular interface; for
-example, whether it is :term:`hashable` or whether it is a mapping.
+example, whether it is :term:`hashable` or whether it is a :term:`mapping`.
An :func:`issubclass` or :func:`isinstance` test for an interface works in one
of three ways.
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ of the API:
>>> isinstance(D(), Sequence)
True
-In this example, class :class:`D` does not need to define
+In this example, class :class:`!D` does not need to define
``__contains__``, ``__iter__``, and ``__reversed__`` because the
:ref:`in-operator <comparisons>`, the :term:`iteration <iterable>`
logic, and the :func:`reversed` function automatically fall back to
@@ -183,14 +183,14 @@ ABC Inherits from Abstract Methods Mi
.. rubric:: Footnotes
-.. [1] These ABCs override :meth:`object.__subclasshook__` to support
+.. [1] These ABCs override :meth:`~abc.ABCMeta.__subclasshook__` to support
testing an interface by verifying the required methods are present
and have not been set to :const:`None`. This only works for simple
interfaces. More complex interfaces require registration or direct
subclassing.
.. [2] Checking ``isinstance(obj, Iterable)`` detects classes that are
- registered as :class:`Iterable` or that have an :meth:`__iter__`
+ registered as :class:`Iterable` or that have an :meth:`~container.__iter__`
method, but it does not detect classes that iterate with the
:meth:`~object.__getitem__` method. The only reliable way to determine
whether an object is :term:`iterable` is to call ``iter(obj)``.
@@ -202,26 +202,27 @@ Collections Abstract Base Classes -- Detailed Descriptions
.. class:: Container
- ABC for classes that provide the :meth:`__contains__` method.
+ ABC for classes that provide the :meth:`~object.__contains__` method.
.. class:: Hashable
- ABC for classes that provide the :meth:`__hash__` method.
+ ABC for classes that provide the :meth:`~object.__hash__` method.
.. class:: Sized
- ABC for classes that provide the :meth:`__len__` method.
+ ABC for classes that provide the :meth:`~object.__len__` method.
.. class:: Callable
- ABC for classes that provide the :meth:`__call__` method.
+ ABC for classes that provide the :meth:`~object.__call__` method.
.. class:: Iterable
- ABC for classes that provide the :meth:`__iter__` method.
+ ABC for classes that provide the :meth:`~container.__iter__` method.
Checking ``isinstance(obj, Iterable)`` detects classes that are registered
- as :class:`Iterable` or that have an :meth:`__iter__` method, but it does
+ as :class:`Iterable` or that have an :meth:`~container.__iter__` method,
+ but it does
not detect classes that iterate with the :meth:`~object.__getitem__` method.
The only reliable way to determine whether an object is :term:`iterable`
is to call ``iter(obj)``.
@@ -240,17 +241,17 @@ Collections Abstract Base Classes -- Detailed Descriptions
.. class:: Reversible
- ABC for iterable classes that also provide the :meth:`__reversed__`
+ ABC for iterable classes that also provide the :meth:`~object.__reversed__`
method.
.. versionadded:: 3.6
.. class:: Generator
- ABC for generator classes that implement the protocol defined in
- :pep:`342` that extends iterators with the :meth:`~generator.send`,
+ ABC for :term:`generator` classes that implement the protocol defined in
+ :pep:`342` that extends :term:`iterators <iterator>` with the
+ :meth:`~generator.send`,
:meth:`~generator.throw` and :meth:`~generator.close` methods.
- See also the definition of :term:`generator`.
.. versionadded:: 3.5
@@ -261,7 +262,7 @@ Collections Abstract Base Classes -- Detailed Descriptions
ABCs for read-only and mutable :term:`sequences <sequence>`.
Implementation note: Some of the mixin methods, such as
- :meth:`__iter__`, :meth:`__reversed__` and :meth:`index`, make
+ :meth:`~container.__iter__`, :meth:`~object.__reversed__` and :meth:`index`, make
repeated calls to the underlying :meth:`~object.__getitem__` method.
Consequently, if :meth:`~object.__getitem__` is implemented with constant
access speed, the mixin methods will have linear performance;
@@ -282,7 +283,7 @@ Collections Abstract Base Classes -- Detailed Descriptions
.. class:: Set
MutableSet
- ABCs for read-only and mutable sets.
+ ABCs for read-only and mutable :ref:`sets <types-set>`.
.. class:: Mapping
MutableMapping
@@ -299,16 +300,16 @@ Collections Abstract Base Classes -- Detailed Descriptions
.. class:: Awaitable
ABC for :term:`awaitable` objects, which can be used in :keyword:`await`
- expressions. Custom implementations must provide the :meth:`__await__`
- method.
+ expressions. Custom implementations must provide the
+ :meth:`~object.__await__` method.
:term:`Coroutine <coroutine>` objects and instances of the
:class:`~collections.abc.Coroutine` ABC are all instances of this ABC.
.. note::
- In CPython, generator-based coroutines (generators decorated with
- :func:`types.coroutine`) are
- *awaitables*, even though they do not have an :meth:`__await__` method.
+ In CPython, generator-based coroutines (:term:`generators <generator>`
+ decorated with :func:`@types.coroutine <types.coroutine>`) are
+ *awaitables*, even though they do not have an :meth:`~object.__await__` method.
Using ``isinstance(gencoro, Awaitable)`` for them will return ``False``.
Use :func:`inspect.isawaitable` to detect them.
@@ -316,17 +317,17 @@ Collections Abstract Base Classes -- Detailed Descriptions
.. class:: Coroutine
- ABC for coroutine compatible classes. These implement the
+ ABC for :term:`coroutine` compatible classes. These implement the
following methods, defined in :ref:`coroutine-objects`:
:meth:`~coroutine.send`, :meth:`~coroutine.throw`, and
:meth:`~coroutine.close`. Custom implementations must also implement
- :meth:`__await__`. All :class:`Coroutine` instances are also instances of
- :class:`Awaitable`. See also the definition of :term:`coroutine`.
+ :meth:`~object.__await__`. All :class:`Coroutine` instances are also
+ instances of :class:`Awaitable`.
.. note::
- In CPython, generator-based coroutines (generators decorated with
- :func:`types.coroutine`) are
- *awaitables*, even though they do not have an :meth:`__await__` method.
+ In CPython, generator-based coroutines (:term:`generators <generator>`
+ decorated with :func:`@types.coroutine <types.coroutine>`) are
+ *awaitables*, even though they do not have an :meth:`~object.__await__` method.
Using ``isinstance(gencoro, Coroutine)`` for them will return ``False``.
Use :func:`inspect.isawaitable` to detect them.
@@ -334,7 +335,7 @@ Collections Abstract Base Classes -- Detailed Descriptions
.. class:: AsyncIterable
- ABC for classes that provide ``__aiter__`` method. See also the
+ ABC for classes that provide an ``__aiter__`` method. See also the
definition of :term:`asynchronous iterable`.
.. versionadded:: 3.5
@@ -348,7 +349,7 @@ Collections Abstract Base Classes -- Detailed Descriptions
.. class:: AsyncGenerator
- ABC for asynchronous generator classes that implement the protocol
+ ABC for :term:`asynchronous generator` classes that implement the protocol
defined in :pep:`525` and :pep:`492`.
.. versionadded:: 3.6
@@ -373,9 +374,9 @@ particular functionality, for example::
Several of the ABCs are also useful as mixins that make it easier to develop
classes supporting container APIs. For example, to write a class supporting
the full :class:`Set` API, it is only necessary to supply the three underlying
-abstract methods: :meth:`__contains__`, :meth:`__iter__`, and :meth:`__len__`.
-The ABC supplies the remaining methods such as :meth:`__and__` and
-:meth:`isdisjoint`::
+abstract methods: :meth:`~object.__contains__`, :meth:`~container.__iter__`, and
+:meth:`~object.__len__`. The ABC supplies the remaining methods such as
+:meth:`!__and__` and :meth:`~frozenset.isdisjoint`::
class ListBasedSet(collections.abc.Set):
''' Alternate set implementation favoring space over speed
@@ -403,23 +404,24 @@ Notes on using :class:`Set` and :class:`MutableSet` as a mixin:
(1)
Since some set operations create new sets, the default mixin methods need
- a way to create new instances from an iterable. The class constructor is
+ a way to create new instances from an :term:`iterable`. The class constructor is
assumed to have a signature in the form ``ClassName(iterable)``.
- That assumption is factored-out to an internal classmethod called
- :meth:`_from_iterable` which calls ``cls(iterable)`` to produce a new set.
+ That assumption is factored-out to an internal :class:`classmethod` called
+ :meth:`!_from_iterable` which calls ``cls(iterable)`` to produce a new set.
If the :class:`Set` mixin is being used in a class with a different
- constructor signature, you will need to override :meth:`_from_iterable`
+ constructor signature, you will need to override :meth:`!_from_iterable`
with a classmethod or regular method that can construct new instances from
an iterable argument.
(2)
To override the comparisons (presumably for speed, as the
- semantics are fixed), redefine :meth:`__le__` and :meth:`__ge__`,
+ semantics are fixed), redefine :meth:`~object.__le__` and
+ :meth:`~object.__ge__`,
then the other operations will automatically follow suit.
(3)
- The :class:`Set` mixin provides a :meth:`_hash` method to compute a hash value
- for the set; however, :meth:`__hash__` is not defined because not all sets
+ The :class:`Set` mixin provides a :meth:`!_hash` method to compute a hash value
+ for the set; however, :meth:`~object.__hash__` is not defined because not all sets
are :term:`hashable` or immutable. To add set hashability using mixins,
inherit from both :meth:`Set` and :meth:`Hashable`, then define
``__hash__ = Set._hash``.
diff --git a/Doc/tools/.nitignore b/Doc/tools/.nitignore
index 4d1d31d..ca0cb84 100644
--- a/Doc/tools/.nitignore
+++ b/Doc/tools/.nitignore
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ Doc/library/bdb.rst
Doc/library/bisect.rst
Doc/library/calendar.rst
Doc/library/cmd.rst
-Doc/library/collections.abc.rst
Doc/library/collections.rst
Doc/library/concurrent.futures.rst
Doc/library/configparser.rst