[Python-checkins] cpython (3.5): Mention types.SimpleNamespace in collections.namedtuple doc

Tue Apr 19 18:00:00 EDT 2016

https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/3115b6ce1006
changeset: 101069:3115b6ce1006
branch: 3.5
parent: 101066:e3763b5964b6
user: Paul Moore <p.f.moore at gmail.com>
date: Tue Apr 19 19:17:16 2016 +0100
summary:
 Mention types.SimpleNamespace in collections.namedtuple doc
Issue #26805.
files:
 Doc/library/collections.rst | 5 +++++
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Doc/library/collections.rst b/Doc/library/collections.rst
--- a/Doc/library/collections.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/collections.rst
@@ -792,6 +792,11 @@
 Named tuple instances do not have per-instance dictionaries, so they are
 lightweight and require no more memory than regular tuples.
 
+ For simple uses, where the only requirement is to be able to refer to a set
+ of values by name using attribute-style access, the
+ :class:`types.SimpleNamespace` type can be a suitable alternative to using
+ a namedtuple.
+
 .. versionchanged:: 3.1
 Added support for *rename*.
 
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Repository URL: https://hg.python.org/cpython
