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diff --git a/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst index ffdeae0..4fc6af0 100644 --- a/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst +++ b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst @@ -634,15 +634,9 @@ dictionary. The class name is bound to this class object in the original local namespace. The order in which attributes are defined in the class body is preserved -in the ``__definition_order__`` attribute on the new class. If that order -is not known then the attribute is set to :const:`None`. The class body -may include a ``__definition_order__`` attribute. In that case it is used -directly. The value must be a tuple of identifiers or ``None``, otherwise -:exc:`TypeError` will be raised when the class statement is executed. - -.. versionchanged:: 3.6 - - Add ``__definition_order__`` to classes. +in the new class's ``__dict__``. Note that this is reliable only right +after the class is created and only for classes that were defined using +the definition syntax. Class creation can be customized heavily using :ref:`metaclasses <metaclasses>`. |