add an entry for object.__dir__

diff --git a/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst b/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst
index 5b220d0f4e3d179a1f23a66499452993d43288ff..3d531c7dca219769200eda093a46d45b0d2bc3a2 100644 (file)
--- a/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst
+++ b/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst
@@ -1314,6 +1314,11 @@ access (use of, assignment to, or deletion of ``x.name``) for class instances.
    should only be implemented if ``del obj.name`` is meaningful for the object.
 
 
+.. method:: object.__dir__(self)
+
+   Called when :func:`dir` is called on the object.  A list must be returned.
+
+
 .. _descriptors:
 
 Implementing Descriptors