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diff --git a/Doc/library/inspect.rst b/Doc/library/inspect.rst index 7adb716..cf14de9 100644 --- a/Doc/library/inspect.rst +++ b/Doc/library/inspect.rst @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ attributes: +-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+ | | __code__ | code object containing | | | | compiled function | -| | | bytecode | +| | | :term:`bytecode` | +-----------+-----------------+---------------------------+ | | __defaults__ | tuple of any default | | | | values for arguments | @@ -253,30 +253,31 @@ attributes: .. function:: ismethoddescriptor(object) - Return true if the object is a method descriptor, but not if ismethod() or - isclass() or isfunction() are true. + Return true if the object is a method descriptor, but not if :func:`ismethod` + or :func:`isclass` or :func:`isfunction` are true. - This is new as of Python 2.2, and, for example, is true of int.__add__. An - object passing this test has a __get__ attribute but not a __set__ attribute, - but beyond that the set of attributes varies. __name__ is usually sensible, and - __doc__ often is. + This is new as of Python 2.2, and, for example, is true of + ``int.__add__``. An object passing this test has a :attr:`__get__` attribute + but not a :attr:`__set__` attribute, but beyond that the set of attributes + varies. :attr:`__name__` is usually sensible, and :attr:`__doc__` often is. - Methods implemented via descriptors that also pass one of the other tests return - false from the ismethoddescriptor() test, simply because the other tests promise - more -- you can, e.g., count on having the im_func attribute (etc) when an - object passes ismethod(). + Methods implemented via descriptors that also pass one of the other tests + return false from the :func:`ismethoddescriptor` test, simply because the + other tests promise more -- you can, e.g., count on having the + :attr:`im_func` attribute (etc) when an object passes :func:`ismethod`. .. function:: isdatadescriptor(object) Return true if the object is a data descriptor. - Data descriptors have both a __get__ and a __set__ attribute. Examples are - properties (defined in Python), getsets, and members. The latter two are - defined in C and there are more specific tests available for those types, which - is robust across Python implementations. Typically, data descriptors will also - have __name__ and __doc__ attributes (properties, getsets, and members have both - of these attributes), but this is not guaranteed. + Data descriptors have both a :attr:`__get__` and a :attr:`__set__` attribute. + Examples are properties (defined in Python), getsets, and members. The + latter two are defined in C and there are more specific tests available for + those types, which is robust across Python implementations. Typically, data + descriptors will also have :attr:`__name__` and :attr:`__doc__` attributes + (properties, getsets, and members have both of these attributes), but this is + not guaranteed. .. function:: isgetsetdescriptor(object) @@ -293,8 +294,8 @@ attributes: Return true if the object is a member descriptor. Member descriptors are attributes defined in extension modules via - ``PyMemberDef`` structures. For Python implementations without such types, this - method will always return ``False``. + ``PyMemberDef`` structures. For Python implementations without such types, + this method will always return ``False``. .. _inspect-source: |