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@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
\declaremodule{standard}{UserDict}
\modulesynopsis{Class wrapper for dictionary objects.}
+\note{This module is available for backward compatibility only. If
+you are writing code that does not need to work with versions of
+Python earlier than Python 2.2, please consider subclassing directly
+from the built-in \class{dictionary} type.}
+
This module defines a class that acts as a wrapper around
dictionary objects. It is a useful base class for
your own dictionary-like classes, which can inherit from
@@ -38,6 +43,11 @@ class.
\modulesynopsis{Class wrapper for list objects.}
+\note{This module is available for backward compatibility only. If
+you are writing code that does not need to work with versions of
+Python earlier than Python 2.2, please consider subclassing directly
+from the built-in \class{list} type.}
+
This module defines a class that acts as a wrapper around
list objects. It is a useful base class for
your own list-like classes, which can inherit from
@@ -92,6 +102,13 @@ methods which need to be provided in that case.
\moduleauthor{Peter Funk}{pf@artcom-gmbh.de}
\sectionauthor{Peter Funk}{pf@artcom-gmbh.de}
+\note{This \class{UserString} class from this module is available for
+backward compatibility only. If you are writing code that does not
+need to work with versions of Python earlier than Python 2.2, please
+consider subclassing directly from the built-in \class{str} type
+instead of using \class{UserString} (there is no built-in equivalent
+to \class{MutableString}).}
+
This module defines a class that acts as a wrapper around string
objects. It is a useful base class for your own string-like classes,
which can inherit from them and override existing methods or add new