From 51f53df4c85e08e16263b0be5e2888043e850178 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Fred Drake Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 04:48:20 +0000 Subject: Clarify that the softspace attribute is used by print for state management, not as a user-controlled parameter. --- Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex b/Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex index dcdee87..ad3120e 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex @@ -1132,6 +1132,9 @@ zero. This will be automatic for most classes implemented in Python (care may be needed for objects that override attribute access); types implemented in C will have to provide a writable \member{softspace} attribute. +\strong{Note:} This attribute is not used to control the +\keyword{print} statement, but to allow the implementation of +\keyword{print} to keep track of its internal state. \end{memberdesc} \subsubsection{Internal Objects \label{typesinternal}} -- cgit v0.12