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diff --git a/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst b/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst index b7137c9..7c2c9af 100644 --- a/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst +++ b/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst @@ -1539,11 +1539,11 @@ Implementing Descriptors ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The following methods only apply when an instance of the class containing the -method (a so-called *descriptor* class) appears in the class dictionary of -another new-style class (known as the *owner* class) or one of its -descendants. In the examples below, "the attribute" refers to the attribute -whose name is the key of the property in the owner class' ``__dict__``. -Descriptors can only be implemented as new-style classes themselves. +method (a so-called *descriptor* class) appears in an *owner* class (the +descriptor must be in either the owner's class dictionary or in the class +dictionary for one of its parents). In the examples below, "the attribute" +refers to the attribute whose name is the key of the property in the owner +class' :attr:`__dict__`. .. method:: object.__get__(self, instance, owner) |