bpo-33832: Add "magic method" glossary entry (GH-7630) · python/cpython@f760610 (original) (raw)

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663 663 :term:`finder`. See :pep:`302` for details and
664 664 :class:`importlib.abc.Loader` for an :term:`abstract base class`.
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666 + magic method
667 + .. index:: pair: magic; method
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669 + An informal synonym for :term:`special method`.
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666 671 mapping
667 672 A container object that supports arbitrary key lookups and implements the
668 673 methods specified in the :class:`~collections.abc.Mapping` or
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1004 1009 (subscript) notation uses :class:`slice` objects internally.
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1006 1011 special method
1012 + .. index:: pair: special; method
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1007 1014 A method that is called implicitly by Python to execute a certain
1008 1015 operation on a type, such as addition. Such methods have names starting
1009 1016 and ending with double underscores. Special methods are documented in
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1 +Add glossary entry for 'magic method'.