[Python-checkins] r60349 - python/trunk/Doc/library/collections.rst

[raymond.hettinger]

Author: raymond.hettinger
Date: Sun Jan 27 11:47:55 2008
New Revision: 60349

Modified:
   python/trunk/Doc/library/collections.rst
Log:
Removed an unnecessary and confusing paragraph from the namedtuple docs.

Modified: python/trunk/Doc/library/collections.rst
==============================================================================
--- python/trunk/Doc/library/collections.rst	(original)
+++ python/trunk/Doc/library/collections.rst	Sun Jan 27 11:47:55 2008
@@ -526,16 +526,7 @@
     Point: x= 3.000  y= 4.000  hypot= 5.000
     Point: x=14.000  y= 0.714  hypot=14.018
 
-Another use for subclassing is to replace performance critcal methods with
-faster versions that bypass error-checking::
-
-    class Point(namedtuple('Point', 'x y')):
-        __slots__ = ()
-        _make = classmethod(tuple.__new__)
-        def _replace(self, _map=map, **kwds):
-            return self._make(_map(kwds.get, ('x', 'y'), self))
-
-The subclasses shown above set ``__slots__`` to an empty tuple.  This keeps
+The subclass shown above sets ``__slots__`` to an empty tuple.  This keeps
 keep memory requirements low by preventing the creation of instance dictionaries.
 
 Subclassing is not useful for adding new, stored fields.  Instead, simply