Commit 8fde9506 authored by Éric Araujo's avatar Éric Araujo

Improve glossary entry for ABCs.

- Rename reST target name for collections ABCs to avoid collisions
- Link to glossary entry from numbers module doc (other modules already do it)
parent beb9170c
......@@ -27,12 +27,13 @@ Glossary
:ref:`2to3-reference`.
abstract base class
:ref:`abstract-base-classes` complement :term:`duck-typing` by
Abstract base classes complement :term:`duck-typing` by
providing a way to define interfaces when other techniques like
:func:`hasattr` would be clumsy. Python comes with many built-in ABCs for
:func:`hasattr` would be clumsy or subtly wrong (for example with
:ref:`magic methods <new-style-special-lookup>`). Python comes with many built-in ABCs for
data structures (in the :mod:`collections` module), numbers (in the
:mod:`numbers` module), and streams (in the :mod:`io` module). You can
create your own ABC with the :mod:`abc` module.
create your own ABCs with the :mod:`abc` module.
argument
A value passed to a function or method, assigned to a named local
......@@ -424,8 +425,8 @@ Glossary
mapping
A container object that supports arbitrary key lookups and implements the
methods specified in the :class:`Mapping` or :class:`MutableMapping`
:ref:`abstract base classes <abstract-base-classes>`. Examples include
:class:`dict`, :class:`collections.defaultdict`,
:ref:`abstract base classes <collections-abstract-base-classes>`. Examples
include :class:`dict`, :class:`collections.defaultdict`,
:class:`collections.OrderedDict` and :class:`collections.Counter`.
metaclass
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......@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
.. versionadded:: 2.6
This module provides the infrastructure for defining an :term:`abstract base
class` (ABCs) in Python, as outlined in :pep:`3119`; see the PEP for why this
This module provides the infrastructure for defining :term:`abstract base
classes <abstract base class>` (ABCs) in Python, as outlined in :pep:`3119`; see the PEP for why this
was added to Python. (See also :pep:`3141` and the :mod:`numbers` module
regarding a type hierarchy for numbers based on ABCs.)
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......@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Python's general purpose built-in containers, :class:`dict`, :class:`list`,
===================== ==================================================================== ===========================
In addition to the concrete container classes, the collections module provides
:ref:`abstract-base-classes` that can be used to test whether a class provides a
:ref:`collections-abstract-base-classes` that can be used to test whether a class provides a
particular interface, for example, whether it is hashable or a mapping.
.. seealso::
......@@ -851,8 +851,8 @@ If a new entry overwrites an existing entry, the
original insertion position is changed and moved to the end::
class LastUpdatedOrderedDict(OrderedDict):
'Store items in the order the keys were last added'
def __setitem__(self, key, value):
if key in self:
del self[key]
......@@ -871,10 +871,10 @@ so that the counter remembers the order elements are first encountered::
return self.__class__, (OrderedDict(self),)
.. _abstract-base-classes:
.. _collections-abstract-base-classes:
ABCs - abstract base classes
----------------------------
Collections Abstract Base Classes
---------------------------------
The collections module offers the following :term:`ABCs <abstract base class>`:
......@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ ABC Inherits from Abstract Methods Mixin
:class:`Sized` ``__len__``
:class:`Callable` ``__call__``
:class:`Sequence` :class:`Sized`, ``__getitem__`` ``__contains__``. ``__iter__``, ``__reversed__``,
:class:`Sequence` :class:`Sized`, ``__getitem__`` ``__contains__``, ``__iter__``, ``__reversed__``,
:class:`Iterable`, ``index``, and ``count``
:class:`Container`
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......@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
.. versionadded:: 2.6
The :mod:`numbers` module (:pep:`3141`) defines a hierarchy of numeric abstract
base classes which progressively define more operations. None of the types
defined in this module can be instantiated.
The :mod:`numbers` module (:pep:`3141`) defines a hierarchy of numeric
:term:`abstract base classes <abstract base class>` which progressively define
more operations. None of the types defined in this module can be instantiated.
.. class:: Number
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