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diff --git a/Doc/ref/ref5.tex b/Doc/ref/ref5.tex index af1fa19..8ab01db 100644 --- a/Doc/ref/ref5.tex +++ b/Doc/ref/ref5.tex @@ -245,9 +245,11 @@ involved). (In particular, converting a string adds quotes around it and converts ``funny'' characters to escape sequences that are safe to print.) -It is illegal to attempt to convert recursive objects (e.g., lists or -dictionaries that contain a reference to themselves, directly or -indirectly.) +Recursive objects (for example, lists or dictionaries that contain a +reference to themselves, directly or indirectly) use \samp{...} to +indicate a recursive reference, and the result cannot be passed to +\function{eval()} to get an equal value (\exception{SyntaxError} will +be raised instead). \obindex{recursive} The built-in function \function{repr()} performs exactly the same |