From: Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 05:37:20 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: cm.parents is property, not a method
X-Git-Tag: v3.3.0b2~190
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=2a61c451f2e2c99230580b80444848185db8d696;p=python

cm.parents is property, not a method
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diff --git a/Doc/library/collections.rst b/Doc/library/collections.rst
index d538c55934..3c1a8bf220 100644
--- a/Doc/library/collections.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/collections.rst
@@ -84,14 +84,15 @@ The class can be used to simulate nested scopes and is useful in templating.
         creating subcontexts that can be updated without altering values in any
         of the parent mappings.
 
-    .. method:: parents()
-
-        Returns a new :class:`ChainMap` containing all of the maps in the current
-        instance except the first one.  This is useful for skipping the first map
-        in the search.  The use-cases are similar to those for the
-        :keyword:`nonlocal` keyword used in :term:`nested scopes <nested scope>`.
-        The use-cases also parallel those for the builtin :func:`super` function.
-        A reference to  ``d.parents`` is equivalent to: ``ChainMap(*d.maps[1:])``.
+    .. attribute:: parents
+
+        Proerty returning a new :class:`ChainMap` containing all of the maps in
+        the current instance except the first one.  This is useful for skipping
+        the first map in the search.  Use cases are similar to those for the
+        :keyword:`nonlocal` keyword used in :term:`nested scopes <nested
+        scope>`.  The use cases also parallel those for the built-in
+        :func:`super` function.  A reference to ``d.parents`` is equivalent to:
+        ``ChainMap(*d.maps[1:])``.
 
 
 .. seealso::