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changeset 71639:4a07b772f0e0

we can call singleton types now

Benjamin Peterson benjamin@python.org
date	Sat, 30 Jul 2011 10:03:09 -0500
parents	895831b940bd
children	6af7cb290a24
files	Doc/library/stdtypes.rst
diffstat	1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)[+] [-] Doc/library/stdtypes.rst 8

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--- a/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst +++ b/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst @@ -2706,7 +2706,7 @@ The Null Object This object is returned by functions that don't explicitly return a value. It supports no special operations. There is exactly one null object, named -None (a built-in name). +None (a built-in name). Calling type(None) produces the same singleton. It is written as None. @@ -2718,7 +2718,8 @@ The Ellipsis Object This object is commonly used by slicing (see :ref:slicings). It supports no special operations. There is exactly one ellipsis object, named -:const:Ellipsis (a built-in name). +:const:Ellipsis (a built-in name). Calling type(Ellipsis) produces the +:const:Ellipsis singleton. It is written as Ellipsis or .... @@ -2728,7 +2729,8 @@ The NotImplemented Object This object is returned from comparisons and binary operations when they are asked to operate on types they don't support. See :ref:comparisons for more -information. +information. There is exactly one NotImplemented object. Calling +type(NotImplemented) produces the singleton instance. It is written as NotImplemented.