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diff --git a/Doc/glossary.rst b/Doc/glossary.rst index 846c01a..daaeb95 100644 --- a/Doc/glossary.rst +++ b/Doc/glossary.rst @@ -241,6 +241,14 @@ Glossary keys can be any object with :meth:`__hash__` and :meth:`__eq__` methods. Called a hash in Perl. + dictionary view + The objects returned from :meth:`dict.keys`, :meth:`dict.values`, and + :meth:`dict.items` are called dictionary views. They provide a dynamic + view on the dictionary’s entries, which means that when the dictionary + changes, the view reflects these changes. To force the + dictionary view to become a full list use ``list(dictview)``. See + :ref:`dict-views`. + docstring A string literal which appears as the first expression in a class, function or module. While ignored when the suite is executed, it is @@ -934,13 +942,6 @@ Glossary ``'\r'``. See :pep:`278` and :pep:`3116`, as well as :func:`bytes.splitlines` for an additional use. - view - The objects returned from :meth:`dict.keys`, :meth:`dict.values`, and - :meth:`dict.items` are called dictionary views. They are lazy sequences - that will see changes in the underlying dictionary. To force the - dictionary view to become a full list use ``list(dictview)``. See - :ref:`dict-views`. - virtual environment A cooperatively isolated runtime environment that allows Python users and applications to install and upgrade Python distribution packages diff --git a/Doc/library/collections.abc.rst b/Doc/library/collections.abc.rst index 563c1bc..d9b93ad 100644 --- a/Doc/library/collections.abc.rst +++ b/Doc/library/collections.abc.rst @@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ ABC Inherits from Abstract Methods Mixin KeysView ValuesView - ABCs for mapping, items, keys, and values :term:`views <view>`. + ABCs for mapping, items, keys, and values :term:`views <dictionary view>`. .. class:: Awaitable |