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diff --git a/Doc/reference/lexical_analysis.rst b/Doc/reference/lexical_analysis.rst index 1b8b7b5..51a291e 100644 --- a/Doc/reference/lexical_analysis.rst +++ b/Doc/reference/lexical_analysis.rst @@ -362,11 +362,12 @@ characters: information on this convention. ``__*__`` - System-defined names. These names are defined by the interpreter and its - implementation (including the standard library); applications should not expect - to define additional names using this convention. The set of names of this - class defined by Python may be extended in future versions. See section - :ref:`specialnames`. + System-defined names. These names are defined by the interpreter and its + implementation (including the standard library). Current system names are + discussed in the :ref:`specialnames` section and elsewhere. More will likely + be defined in future versions of Python. *Any* use of ``__*__`` names, in + any context, that does not follow explicitly documented use, is subject to + breakage without warning. ``__*`` Class-private names. Names in this category, when used within the context of a |