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authorNeal Norwitz <nnorwitz@gmail.com>2003-10-25 14:15:54 +0000
committerNeal Norwitz <nnorwitz@gmail.com>2003-10-25 14:15:54 +0000
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downloadcpython-git-8ed69e3389f7caf4a4f9f6ba5a09a618a528484b.tar.gz
SF #829941, update tutorial, built-in types can be base classes since 2.2
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@@ -3550,8 +3550,8 @@ method function is declared with an explicit first argument
representing the object, which is provided implicitly by the call. As
in Smalltalk, classes themselves are objects, albeit in the wider
sense of the word: in Python, all data types are objects. This
-provides semantics for importing and renaming. But, just like in
-\Cpp{} or Modula-3, built-in types cannot be used as base classes for
+provides semantics for importing and renaming. Unlike
+\Cpp{} and Modula-3, built-in types can be used as base classes for
extension by the user. Also, like in \Cpp{} but unlike in Modula-3, most
built-in operators with special syntax (arithmetic operators,
subscripting etc.) can be redefined for class instances.