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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Mark Lawrence

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