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diff --git a/Doc/glossary.rst b/Doc/glossary.rst index f0fcb62..dcfe086 100644 --- a/Doc/glossary.rst +++ b/Doc/glossary.rst @@ -372,9 +372,11 @@ Glossary may be accessed via the :attr:`__annotations__` special attribute of a function object. - Python itself does not assign any particular meaning to function - annotations. They are intended to be interpreted by third-party libraries - or tools. See :pep:`3107`, which describes some of their potential uses. + See also the :term:`variable annotation` glossary entry. + + Annotations are meant to provide a standard way for programmers to + document types of functions they design. See :pep:`484`, which + describes this functionality. __future__ A pseudo-module which programmers can use to enable new language features @@ -1021,10 +1023,11 @@ Glossary attribute of a class or module object and can be accessed using :func:`typing.get_type_hints`. - Python itself does not assign any particular meaning to variable - annotations. They are intended to be interpreted by third-party libraries - or type checking tools. See :pep:`526`, :pep:`484` which describe - some of their potential uses. + See also the :term:`function annotation` glossary entry. + + Annotations are meant to provide a standard way for programmers to + document types of functions they design. See :pep:`484` and :pep:`526` + which describe this functionality. virtual environment A cooperatively isolated runtime environment that allows Python users |