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diff --git a/Doc/ref/ref3.tex b/Doc/ref/ref3.tex index 4b64e8e..037191e 100644 --- a/Doc/ref/ref3.tex +++ b/Doc/ref/ref3.tex @@ -810,7 +810,8 @@ part of the instance, e.g., ``\code{BaseClass.__init__(self, [args...])}''. \item[{\tt __del__(self)}] -Called when the instance is about to be destroyed. If a base class +Called when the instance is about to be destroyed. This is also +called a destructor\index{destructor}. If a base class has a \method{__del__()} method, the derived class's \method{__del__()} method must explicitly call it to ensure proper deletion of the base class part of the instance. Note that it is possible (though not recommended!) @@ -1215,7 +1216,7 @@ the other type here). \strong{Coercion rules}: to evaluate \var{x} \var{op} \var{y}, the following steps are taken (where \method{__op__()} and \method{__rop__()} are the method names corresponding to \var{op}, -e.g. if var{op} is `\code{+}', \method{__add__()} and +e.g., if var{op} is `\code{+}', \method{__add__()} and \method{__radd__()} are used). If an exception occurs at any point, the evaluation is abandoned and exception handling takes over. |