My understanding has always been:

cvar = class variable
ivar = instance variable

Hope this helps.

(Also, I've posted an answer on the SO question, that's a bit longer, in
case that helps)

On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 11:48 PM, Komiya Takeshi <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Unfortunately, there is no difference in these variables.
> I don't know the background of them.
> Anyway, I added the note to describe that.
>
> Thanks,
> Takeshi KOMIYA
>
> 2016年12月9日金曜日 15時50分32秒 UTC+9 Russell Weber:
>
>> I noticed that there are several ways to document variables.
>> ivar
>> cvar
>> and just var
>> However, the documentation in sphinx, ironically of course, doesn't seem
>> to clarify the difference between them.
>> If they were all the same, I would hope that there would at least be some
>> what of a statement telling potential users that they were all just the
>> same and kept around for what ever reason..
>> Example:  All of these are the same however are kept around for backward
>> compatibility.
>>
>> What is the difference between these and how is their usage different?
>>
>> Question also exists on stack overflow...
>> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/41052221/what-is-the-
>> difference-between-var-cvar-and-ivar-in-pythons-sphinx/41052389
>>
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