As part of creating a class definition, Python adds a number of
special attributes. These are informational in nature, and cannot not be
easily be changed except by redefining the class or function, or
reimporting the module.
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__name__
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The class name.
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__module__
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The module in which the class was defined.
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__dict__
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The dictionary which contains the object's attributes and
methods.
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__bases__
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The base classes for this class. These are also called
superclasses.
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__doc__
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The documentation string. This is part of the response
produced by the help function.
Here's an example of how the class docstring is used to produce
the help results for a class.
import random
print random.Random.__doc__
help(random.Random)
