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Add a reference to the name mangling description in the tutorial to the index. (GH-10138) 

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Co-authored-by: Andrés Delfino <adelfino@gmail.com>
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@ -672,6 +672,9 @@ be treated as a non-public part of the API (whether it is a function, a method
or a data member). It should be considered an implementation detail and subject or a data member). It should be considered an implementation detail and subject
to change without notice. to change without notice.
.. index::
pair: name; mangling
Since there is a valid use-case for class-private members (namely to avoid name Since there is a valid use-case for class-private members (namely to avoid name
clashes of names with names defined by subclasses), there is limited support for clashes of names with names defined by subclasses), there is limited support for
such a mechanism, called :dfn:`name mangling`. Any identifier of the form such a mechanism, called :dfn:`name mangling`. Any identifier of the form