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diff --git a/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst index d60ee56f..c81c75f 100644 --- a/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst +++ b/Doc/reference/compound_stmts.rst @@ -446,6 +446,9 @@ when the function is called. The function definition does not execute the function body; this gets executed only when the function is called. +.. index:: + statement: @ + A function definition may be wrapped by one or more :term:`decorator` expressions. Decorator expressions are evaluated when the function is defined, in the scope that contains the function definition. The result must be a callable, which is @@ -486,7 +489,11 @@ as the default, and explicitly test for it in the body of the function, e.g.:: penguin.append("property of the zoo") return penguin -Function call semantics are described in more detail in section :ref:`calls`. A +.. index:: + statement: * + statement: ** + +Function call semantics are described in more detail in section :ref:`calls`. A function call always assigns values to all parameters mentioned in the parameter list, either from position arguments, from keyword arguments, or from default values. If the form "``*identifier``" is present, it is initialized to a tuple |