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7 changes: 7 additions & 0 deletions Doc/glossary.rst
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:meth:`load_module`. A loader is typically returned by a
:term:`finder`. See :pep:`302` for details.

magic method
.. index:: pair: magic; method

An informal synonym for :term:`special method`.

mapping
A container object that supports arbitrary key lookups and implements the
methods specified in the :class:`~collections.Mapping` or
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versions, :meth:`__getslice__` and :meth:`__setslice__`).

special method
.. index:: pair: special; method

A method that is called implicitly by Python to execute a certain
operation on a type, such as addition. Such methods have names starting
and ending with double underscores. Special methods are documented in
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Add glossary entry for 'magic method'.