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Cosmetic fix to use print function.
author Hirokazu Yamamoto <ocean-city@m2.ccsnet.ne.jp>
date Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:48:47 +0000
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5 Method Objects
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8 .. index:: object: method
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10 There are some useful functions that are useful for working with method objects.
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13 .. cvar:: PyTypeObject PyMethod_Type
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15 .. index:: single: MethodType (in module types)
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17 This instance of :ctype:`PyTypeObject` represents the Python method type. This
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18 is exposed to Python programs as ``types.MethodType``.
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21 .. cfunction:: int PyMethod_Check(PyObject *o)
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23 Return true if *o* is a method object (has type :cdata:`PyMethod_Type`). The
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24 parameter must not be *NULL*.
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27 .. cfunction:: PyObject* PyMethod_New(PyObject *func, PyObject *self, PyObject *class)
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29 Return a new method object, with *func* being any callable object; this is the
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30 function that will be called when the method is called. If this method should
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31 be bound to an instance, *self* should be the instance and *class* should be the
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32 class of *self*, otherwise *self* should be *NULL* and *class* should be the
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33 class which provides the unbound method..
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36 .. cfunction:: PyObject* PyMethod_Class(PyObject *meth)
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38 Return the class object from which the method *meth* was created; if this was
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44 Macro version of :cfunc:`PyMethod_Class` which avoids error checking.
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49 Return the function object associated with the method *meth*.
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