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@@ -897,10 +897,8 @@ syntax (such as arithmetic operations or subscripting and slicing) by
defining methods with special names. For instance, if a class defines
a method named \method{__getitem__()}, and \code{x} is an instance of
this class, then \code{x[i]} is equivalent to
-\code{x.__getitem__(i)}. (The reverse is not true --- if \code{x} is
-a list object, \code{x.__getitem__(i)} is not equivalent to
-\code{x[i]}.) Except where mentioned, attempts to execute an
-operation raise an exception when no appropriate method is defined.
+\code{x.__getitem__(i)}. Except where mentioned, attempts to execute
+an operation raise an exception when no appropriate method is defined.
\withsubitem{(mapping object method)}{\ttindex{__getitem__()}}
When implementing a class that emulates any built-in type, it is