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| author | Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com> | 2009-02-25 00:52:37 +0000 |
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| committer | Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com> | 2009-02-25 00:52:37 +0000 |
| commit | b762d5854449936ae02e9ef87d21e437c021b07c (patch) | |
| tree | c2dc0c6119a661972c603cf19103bab7c001a99a | |
| parent | eb7cbb94c52a2413ff3a68aa29aedfdc8429838a (diff) | |
| download | cpython-git-b762d5854449936ae02e9ef87d21e437c021b07c.tar.gz | |
More markup and spelling fixes.
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diff --git a/Doc/library/functions.rst b/Doc/library/functions.rst index 795d63e27d..20b8644be4 100644 --- a/Doc/library/functions.rst +++ b/Doc/library/functions.rst @@ -1198,9 +1198,9 @@ available. They are listed here in alphabetical order. been overridden in a class. The search order is same as that used by :func:`getattr` except that the *type* itself is skipped. - The ``__mro__`` attribute of the *type* lists the method resolution search - order used by both :func:`getattr` and :func:`super`. The attribue is - dynamic and can change whenever the inheritance hierarchy is updated. + The :attr:`__mro__` attribute of the *type* lists the method resolution + search order used by both :func:`getattr` and :func:`super`. The attribute + is dynamic and can change whenever the inheritance hierarchy is updated. If the second argument is omitted, the super object returned is unbound. If the second argument is an object, ``isinstance(obj, type)`` must be true. If @@ -1210,10 +1210,10 @@ available. They are listed here in alphabetical order. .. note:: :func:`super` only works for :term:`new-style class`\es. - There are two typical use cases for "super". In a class hierarchy with - single inheritance, "super" can be used to refer to parent classes without + There are two typical use cases for *super*. In a class hierarchy with + single inheritance, *super* can be used to refer to parent classes without naming them explicitly, thus making the code more maintainable. This use - closely parallels the use of "super" in other programming languages. + closely parallels the use of *super* in other programming languages. The second use case is to support cooperative multiple inheritance in a dynamic execution environment. This use case is unique to Python and is |