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1. Clarify that immutability isn't entirely the same as unchangeable

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value (because of immutable containers containing mutable objects).

2. Document that func_code, func_defaults and func_doc / __doc__ are
now writable.
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@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ possible values for objects of that type. The
objects can change. Objects whose value can change are said to be
\emph{mutable}; objects whose value is unchangeable once they are
created are called \emph{immutable}.
(The value of an immutable container object that contains a reference
to a mutable object can change when the latter's value is changed;
however the container is still considered immutable, because the
collection of objects it contains cannot be changed. So, immutability
is not strictly the same as having an unchangeable value, it is more
subtle.)
An object's mutability is determined by its type; for instance,
numbers, strings and tuples are immutable, while dictionaries and
lists are mutable.
@ -375,7 +381,7 @@ parameter list.
\obindex{function}
\obindex{user-defined function}
Special read-only attributes: \member{func_doc} or \member{__doc__} is the
Special attributes: \member{func_doc} or \member{__doc__} is the
function's documentation string, or None if unavailable;
\member{func_name} or \member{__name__} is the function's name;
\member{func_defaults} is a tuple containing default argument values for
@ -384,7 +390,11 @@ have a default value; \member{func_code} is the code object representing
the compiled function body; \member{func_globals} is (a reference to)
the dictionary that holds the function's global variables --- it
defines the global namespace of the module in which the function was
defined. Additional information about a function's definition can be
defined.
Of these, \member{func_code}, \member{func_defaults} and
\member{func_doc} (and this \member{__doc__}) may be writable; the
others can never be changed.
Additional information about a function's definition can be
retrieved from its code object; see the description of internal types
below.
\withsubitem{(function attribute)}{