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diff --git a/Doc/glossary.rst b/Doc/glossary.rst index cc7b28e..8dea228 100644 --- a/Doc/glossary.rst +++ b/Doc/glossary.rst @@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ Glossary object. duck-typing - A pythonic programming style which determines an object's type by inspection - of its method or attribute signature rather than by explicit relationship - to some type object ("If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it + A programming style which does not look at an object's type to determine + if it has the right interface; instead, the method or attribute is simply + called or used ("If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it must be a duck.") By emphasizing interfaces rather than specific types, well-designed code improves its flexibility by allowing polymorphic substitution. Duck-typing avoids tests using :func:`type` or |