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Minor wording changes, plus correct a typo.

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Fred Drake 2002-05-14 22:02:07 +00:00
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@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ object - it just contains the refcount and a pointer to the object's
``type object''. This is where the action is; the type object
determines which (C) functions get called when, for instance, an
attribute gets looked up on an object or it is multiplied by another
object. I call these C functions ``type methods'' to distinguish them
from things like \code{[].append} (which I will call ``object
methods'' when I get around to them).
object. These C functions are called ``type methods'' to distinguish
them from things like \code{[].append} (which we call ``object
methods'').
So, if you want to define a new object type, you need to create a new
type object.
@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ definition above. The remaining fields will be filled with zeros by
the C compiler, and it's common practice to not specify them
explicitly unless you need them.
This is so important that I'm going to pick the top of it apart still
This is so important that we're going to pick the top of it apart still
further:
\begin{verbatim}
@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ This is so that Python knows how much memory to allocate when you call
\end{verbatim}
This has to do with variable length objects like lists and strings.
Ignore for now...
Ignore this for now.
Now we get into the type methods, the things that make your objects
different from the others. Of course, the Noddy object doesn't
@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ the deallocation function.
noddy_noddy_dealloc, /* tp_dealloc */
\end{verbatim}
From here, all the type methods are \NULL, so I won't go over them yet
From here, all the type methods are \NULL, so we'll go over them later
--- that's for the next section!
Everything else in the file should be familiar, except for this line
@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ The \member{tp_str} handler is to \function{str()} what the
is, it is called when Python code calls \function{str()} on an
instance of your object. It's implementation is very similar to the
\member{tp_repr} function, but the resulting string is intended for
human consumption. It \member{tp_str} is not specified, the
human consumption. If \member{tp_str} is not specified, the
\member{tp_repr} handler is used instead.
Here is a simple example: