[Python-checkins] cpython: we can call singleton types now

[benjamin.peterson]

http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/4a07b772f0e0
changeset:   71639:4a07b772f0e0
user:        Benjamin Peterson <benjamin at python.org>
date:        Sat Jul 30 10:03:09 2011 -0500
summary:
  we can call singleton types now

files:
  Doc/library/stdtypes.rst |  8 +++++---
  1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst b/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst
--- a/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst
@@ -2706,7 +2706,7 @@
 
 This object is returned by functions that don't explicitly return a value.  It
 supports no special operations.  There is exactly one null object, named
-``None`` (a built-in name).
+``None`` (a built-in name).  Calling ``type(None)`` produces the same singleton.
 
 It is written as ``None``.
 
@@ -2718,7 +2718,8 @@
 
 This object is commonly used by slicing (see :ref:`slicings`).  It supports no
 special operations.  There is exactly one ellipsis object, named
-:const:`Ellipsis` (a built-in name).
+:const:`Ellipsis` (a built-in name).  Calling ``type(Ellipsis)`` produces the
+:const:`Ellipsis` singleton.
 
 It is written as ``Ellipsis`` or ``...``.
 
@@ -2728,7 +2729,8 @@
 
 This object is returned from comparisons and binary operations when they are
 asked to operate on types they don't support. See :ref:`comparisons` for more
-information.
+information.  There is exactly one ``NotImplemented`` object.  Calling
+``type(NotImplemented)`` produces the singleton instance.
 
 It is written as ``NotImplemented``.
 

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Repository URL: http://hg.python.org/cpython