Nick Maclaren wrote:
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> Georg Brandl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> |> >
> |> > Thanks very much. And, what's more, I have even found its documentation!
> |> > Whatsnew2.2. The 2.4.2 reference is, er, unhelpful.
> |>
> |> Is it?
> |>
> |> http://docs.python.org/lib/built-in-funcs.html
> |>
> |> documents "property" quite well.
>
> Sigh. No. It's terrible. What it documents is the use of the property
> FUNCTION. It does not document what properties ARE, and how they interact
> with the rest of the language. Until you know that, it is so ambiguous
> as to be almost totally useless - and it is THAT information that needs to
> be in the reference manual, but is only in whatsnew2.2.
>
>
There are (unofficial) documentation wikis here:
pytut.infogami.com
pyref.infogami.com
pyfaq.infogami.com
You might like to consider adding the information you perceive to be
lacking.
All the best.
Gerard
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