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Re: [patch][doc] PR python/10781
Eli> Then how about "Cast an instance of @code{gdb.Value} ..."?
Maybe "this instance".
It is not any instance.
>> I think it is generally preferable to name parameters according to their
>> use.
Eli> No, they should be named according to their essence, i.e. what they
Eli> are.
It must be a type -- an instance of gdb.Type.
>> gdb.Type represents a type in the inferior.
Eli> Sorry, I still don't understand.
gdb.Type is a class. An instance of this class represents a type in the
user's program. It is a representation because it is not actually the
type, but a way of describing the type.
Tom