On 17/01/2014 01:00, Terry Reedy wrote:
On 12/6/2013 8:35 PM, Terry Reedy wrote:
On 12/6/2013 12:03 PM, Mark Lawrence wrote:
Is it just me, or is this basically useless?
>>> help(object)
Help on class object in module builtins:
class object
| The most base type
Given that this can be interpreted as 'least desirable', it could
definitely be improved.
Surely a few more words,
How about something like.
'''The default top superclass for all Python classes.
Its methods are inherited by all classes unless overriden.
'''
When you have 1 or more concrete suggestions for the docstring, open a
tracker issue.
At Mark's invitation, I have done so.
http://bugs.python.org/issue20285
Thanks, I've altered my will accordingly :)
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