https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/31a2543c80e1e38c97e50533249d9aa00e2f6cae commit: 31a2543c80e1e38c97e50533249d9aa00e2f6cae branch: main author: Terry Jan Reedy <[email protected]> committer: terryjreedy <[email protected]> date: 2024-01-16T11:33:05-05:00 summary:
gh-114069: Revise Tutorial Methods paragraph (#114127) Remove excess words in the first and third sentences. files: M Doc/tutorial/classes.rst diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/classes.rst b/Doc/tutorial/classes.rst index 3bf138ca225ee5..d1c303ef037027 100644 --- a/Doc/tutorial/classes.rst +++ b/Doc/tutorial/classes.rst @@ -386,12 +386,11 @@ general, calling a method with a list of *n* arguments is equivalent to calling the corresponding function with an argument list that is created by inserting the method's instance object before the first argument. -If you still don't understand how methods work, a look at the implementation can -perhaps clarify matters. When a non-data attribute of an instance is -referenced, the instance's class is searched. If the name denotes a valid class -attribute that is a function object, a method object is created by packing -(pointers to) the instance object and the function object just found together in -an abstract object: this is the method object. When the method object is called +In general, methods work as follows. When a non-data attribute +of an instance is referenced, the instance's class is searched. +If the name denotes a valid class attribute that is a function object, +references to both the instance object and the function object +are packed into a method object. When the method object is called with an argument list, a new argument list is constructed from the instance object and the argument list, and the function object is called with this new argument list. _______________________________________________ Python-checkins mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-checkins.python.org/ Member address: [email protected]
