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Clarify point in name mangling doc.

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Georg Brandl 2013-04-14 10:13:42 +02:00
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@ -84,14 +84,13 @@ exception.
definition begins with two or more underscore characters and does not end in two
or more underscores, it is considered a :dfn:`private name` of that class.
Private names are transformed to a longer form before code is generated for
them. The transformation inserts the class name in front of the name, with
leading underscores removed, and a single underscore inserted in front of the
class name. For example, the identifier ``__spam`` occurring in a class named
``Ham`` will be transformed to ``_Ham__spam``. This transformation is
independent of the syntactical context in which the identifier is used. If the
transformed name is extremely long (longer than 255 characters), implementation
defined truncation may happen. If the class name consists only of underscores,
no transformation is done.
them. The transformation inserts the class name, with leading underscores
removed and a single underscore inserted, in front of the name. For example,
the identifier ``__spam`` occurring in a class named ``Ham`` will be transformed
to ``_Ham__spam``. This transformation is independent of the syntactical
context in which the identifier is used. If the transformed name is extremely
long (longer than 255 characters), implementation defined truncation may happen.
If the class name consists only of underscores, no transformation is done.
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