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Correction: the parameters of new.instance() are type-checked.

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Edited several of the descriptions for English usage and more
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Fred Drake 1999-06-17 18:15:07 +00:00
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@ -19,39 +19,39 @@ This function creates an instance of \class{class} with dictionary
\var{dict} without calling the \method{__init__()} constructor. Note that \var{dict} without calling the \method{__init__()} constructor. Note that
this means that there are no guarantees that the object will be in a this means that there are no guarantees that the object will be in a
consistent state. consistent state.
Arguments are \emph{not} type-checked, and an incorrectly typed argument
will result in undefined behaviour.
\end{funcdesc} \end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{instancemethod}{function, instance, class} \begin{funcdesc}{instancemethod}{function, instance, class}
This function will return a method object, bound to \var{instance}, or This function will return a method object, bound to \var{instance}, or
unbound if \var{instance} is \code{None}. It is checked that unbound if \var{instance} is \code{None}. \var{function} must be
\var{function} is callable, and that \var{instance} is an instance callable, and \var{instance} must be an instance object or
object or \code{None}. \code{None}.
\end{funcdesc} \end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{function}{code, globals\optional{, name\optional{argdefs}}} \begin{funcdesc}{function}{code, globals\optional{, name\optional{argdefs}}}
Returns a (Python) function with the given code and globals. If Returns a (Python) function with the given code and globals. If
\var{name} is given, the function will have the given name. If \var{name} is given, it must be a string or \code{None}. If it is a
\var{argdefs} is given, they will be the function defaults. string, the function will have the given name, otherwise the function
name will be taken from \code{\var{code}.co_name}. If
\var{argdefs} is given, it must be a tuple and will be used to the
determine the default values of parameters.
\end{funcdesc} \end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{code}{argcount, nlocals, stacksize, flags, codestring, \begin{funcdesc}{code}{argcount, nlocals, stacksize, flags, codestring,
constants, names, varnames, filename, name, firstlineno, constants, names, varnames, filename, name, firstlineno,
lnotab} lnotab}
This function is an interface to the \cfunction{PyCode_New()} internal This function is an interface to the \cfunction{PyCode_New()} C
function. function.
XXX This is still undocumented!!!!!!!!!!! XXX This is still undocumented!!!!!!!!!!!
\end{funcdesc} \end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{module}{name} \begin{funcdesc}{module}{name}
This function returns a new module object with name \var{name}. This function returns a new module object with name \var{name}.
\var{name} should be a string. \var{name} must be a string.
\end{funcdesc} \end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{classobj}{name, baseclasses, dict} \begin{funcdesc}{classobj}{name, baseclasses, dict}
This function returns a new class object, with name \var{name}, derived This function returns a new class object, with name \var{name}, derived
from \var{baseclasses} (which should be a tuple of classes) and with from \var{baseclasses} (which should be a tuple of classes) and with
namespace \var{dict}. All parameters are type checked. namespace \var{dict}.
\end{funcdesc} \end{funcdesc}