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diff --git a/Doc/ref/ref3.tex b/Doc/ref/ref3.tex index 129ab09..167d885 100644 --- a/Doc/ref/ref3.tex +++ b/Doc/ref/ref3.tex @@ -580,7 +580,15 @@ to the object denoted by \var{list}. \obindex{method} \indexii{built-in}{method} -\item[Classes] +\item[Class Types] +Class types, or ``new-style classes,'' are callable. These objects +normally act as factories for new instances of themselves, but +variations are possible for class types that override +\method{__new__()}. The arguments of the call are passed to +\method{__new__()} and, in the typical case, to \method{__init__()} to +initialize the new instance. + +\item[Classic Classes] Class objects are described below. When a class object is called, a new class instance (also described below) is created and returned. This implies a call to the class's \method{__init__()} method |