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@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ support weak references but can add support through subclassing::
obj = Dict(red=1, green=2, blue=3) # this object is weak referenceable
+Other built-in types such as :class:`tuple` and :class:`int` do not support
+weak references even when subclassed (those types implemented as a
+:ctype:`PyVarObject`).
+
Extension types can easily be made to support weak references; see
:ref:`weakref-support`.