Explained the pattern for special methods compatibility.

2013-04-19 09:53:19 +02:00 · 2013-04-19 09:53:19 +02:00 · bfe25de429
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        def __idiv__(self, other):  # Python 2 compatibility
            return type(self).__itruediv__(self, other)

+Special methods are looked up on the class and not on the instance to reflect
+the behavior of the Python interpreter.
+
 .. module: django.utils.six

 Writing compatible code with six