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diff --git a/Doc/library/inspect.rst b/Doc/library/inspect.rst index d7ef2ad..44553af 100644 --- a/Doc/library/inspect.rst +++ b/Doc/library/inspect.rst @@ -482,6 +482,7 @@ Retrieving source code If the documentation string for an object is not provided and the object is a class, a method, a property or a descriptor, retrieve the documentation string from the inheritance hierarchy. + Return ``None`` if the documentation string is invalid or missing. .. versionchanged:: 3.5 Documentation strings are now inherited if not overridden. @@ -505,12 +506,14 @@ Retrieving source code .. function:: getmodule(object) - Try to guess which module an object was defined in. + Try to guess which module an object was defined in. Return ``None`` + if the module cannot be determined. .. function:: getsourcefile(object) - Return the name of the Python source file in which an object was defined. This + Return the name of the Python source file in which an object was defined + or ``None`` if no way can be identified to get the source. This will fail with a :exc:`TypeError` if the object is a built-in module, class, or function. |