Improve glossary entry for ABCs.
- Rename reST target name for collections ABCs to avoid collisions - Add link to importlib ABCs (collections, numbers and io ABCs were already linked) - Link to glossary entry from numbers module doc (other modules already do it)
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@ -27,12 +27,14 @@ Glossary
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:ref:`2to3-reference`.
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abstract base class
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:ref:`abstract-base-classes` complement :term:`duck-typing` by
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Abstract base classes complement :term:`duck-typing` by
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providing a way to define interfaces when other techniques like
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:func:`hasattr` would be clumsy. Python comes with many built-in ABCs for
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:func:`hasattr` would be clumsy or subtly wrong (for example with
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:ref:`magic methods <special-lookup>`). Python comes with many built-in ABCs for
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data structures (in the :mod:`collections` module), numbers (in the
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:mod:`numbers` module), and streams (in the :mod:`io` module). You can
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create your own ABC with the :mod:`abc` module.
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:mod:`numbers` module), streams (in the :mod:`io` module), import finders
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and loaders (in the :mod:`importlib.abc` module). You can create your own
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ABCs with the :mod:`abc` module.
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argument
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A value passed to a function or method, assigned to a named local
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mapping
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A container object that supports arbitrary key lookups and implements the
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methods specified in the :class:`Mapping` or :class:`MutableMapping`
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:ref:`abstract base classes <abstract-base-classes>`. Examples include
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:class:`dict`, :class:`collections.defaultdict`,
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:ref:`abstract base classes <collections-abstract-base-classes>`. Examples
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include :class:`dict`, :class:`collections.defaultdict`,
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:class:`collections.OrderedDict` and :class:`collections.Counter`.
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metaclass
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--------------
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This module provides the infrastructure for defining an :term:`abstract base
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class` (ABCs) in Python, as outlined in :pep:`3119`; see the PEP for why this
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class` (ABC) in Python, as outlined in :pep:`3119`; see the PEP for why this
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was added to Python. (See also :pep:`3141` and the :mod:`numbers` module
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regarding a type hierarchy for numbers based on ABCs.)
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===================== ====================================================================
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In addition to the concrete container classes, the collections module provides
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:ref:`abstract-base-classes` that can be used to test whether a class provides a
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particular interface, for example, whether it is hashable or a mapping.
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:ref:`abstract base classes <collections-abstract-base-classes>` that can be
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used to test whether a class provides a particular interface, for example,
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whether it is hashable or a mapping.
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:class:`Counter` objects
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subclass) or an arbitrary sequence which can be converted into a string using
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the built-in :func:`str` function.
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.. _abstract-base-classes:
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.. _collections-abstract-base-classes:
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ABCs - abstract base classes
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----------------------------
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:synopsis: Numeric abstract base classes (Complex, Real, Integral, etc.).
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The :mod:`numbers` module (:pep:`3141`) defines a hierarchy of numeric abstract
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base classes which progressively define more operations. None of the types
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defined in this module can be instantiated.
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The :mod:`numbers` module (:pep:`3141`) defines a hierarchy of numeric
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:term:`abstract base classes <abstract base class>` which progressively define
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more operations. None of the types defined in this module can be instantiated.
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.. class:: Number
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