updated for version 7.3.996v7.3.996

Problem:    Python: Can't check types of what is returned by bindeval().
Solution:   Add vim.List, vim.Dictionary and vim.Function types. (ZyX)

1 files changed, 26 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/runtime/doc/if_pyth.txt b/runtime/doc/if_pyth.txt
index a94183f5b..91292ea55 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/if_pyth.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/if_pyth.txt
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ The Python Interface to Vim				*python* *Python*
 3. Buffer objects				|python-buffer|
 4. Range objects				|python-range|
 5. Window objects				|python-window|
-6. pyeval(), py3eval() Vim functions		|python-pyeval|
-7. Dynamic loading				|python-dynamic|
-8. Python 3					|python3|
+6. Tab page objects				|python-tabpage|
+7. pyeval(), py3eval() Vim functions		|python-pyeval|
+8. Dynamic loading				|python-dynamic|
+9. Python 3					|python3|
 
 {Vi does not have any of these commands}
 
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ vim.bindeval(str)					*python-bindeval*
 	   list or dictionary. Thus modifications to these objects imply 
 	   modifications of the original.
 
-	   Additionally, vimlist and vimdictionary type have read-write 
+	   Additionally, vim.List and vim.Dictionary type have read-write 
 	   `.locked` attribute that returns
 	     Value           Meaning ~
 	     zero            Variable is not locked
@@ -189,14 +190,15 @@ vim.bindeval(str)					*python-bindeval*
 	   case these locks are ignored by anything except |:let|: |extend()| 
 	   does not care, neither does python interface).
 
-	   Vimdictionary type also supports `.scope` attribute which is one of
+	   vim.Dictionary type also supports `.scope` attribute which is one 
+	   of
 	     Value              Meaning ~
 	     zero               Dictionary is not a scope one
 	     vim.VAR_DEF_SCOPE  Function-local or global scope dictionary
 	     vim.VAR_SCOPE      Other scope dictionary
 
 	2. if expression evaluates to a function reference, then it returns 
-	   callable vimfunction object. Use self keyword argument to assign 
+	   callable vim.Function object. Use self keyword argument to assign 
 	   |self| object for dictionary functions.
 
 	Note: this function has the same behavior as |lua-eval| (except that 
@@ -205,6 +207,10 @@ vim.bindeval(str)					*python-bindeval*
 	      relying on outputs of vim.eval() being a copy of original or 
 	      vim.eval("1") returning a string.
 
+	You can use "List", "Dictionary" and "Function" vim module attributes 
+	to test whether object has given type. These types are currently not 
+	subclassable, neither they contain constructors, so you can use them 
+	only for checks like `isinstance(obj, vim.List)`.
 
 
 Error object of the "vim" module
@@ -302,6 +308,9 @@ vim.options						*python-options*
 	buffer-local options and |python-window| objects to access to
 	window-local options.
 
+	Type of this object is available via "Options" attribute of vim 
+	module.
+
 Output from Python					*python-output*
 	Vim displays all Python code output in the Vim message area.  Normal
 	output appears as information messages, and error output appears as
@@ -371,6 +380,8 @@ Note that when adding a line it must not contain a line break character '\n'.
 A trailing '\n' is allowed and ignored, so that you can do: >
 	:py b.append(f.readlines())
 
+Buffer object type is available using "Buffer" attribute of vim module.
+
 Examples (assume b is the current buffer) >
 	:py print b.name		# write the buffer file name
 	:py b[0] = "hello!!!"		# replace the top line
@@ -412,6 +423,8 @@ The range object methods are:
 			for Python's built-in list objects.
 	r.append(list, nr)  Idem, after line "nr"
 
+Range object type is available using "Range" attribute of vim module.
+
 Example (assume r is the current range):
 	# Send all lines in a range to the default printer
 	vim.command("%d,%dhardcopy!" % (r.start+1,r.end+1))
@@ -456,6 +469,8 @@ Window attributes are:
 The height attribute is writable only if the screen is split horizontally.
 The width attribute is writable only if the screen is split vertically.
 
+Window object type is available using "Window" attribute of vim module.
+
 ==============================================================================
 6. Tab page objects					*python-tabpage*
 
@@ -474,14 +489,16 @@ Tab page attributes are:
 	vars		The tab page |t:| variables.
 	window		Current tabpage window.
 
+TabPage object type is available using "TabPage" attribute of vim module.
+
 ==============================================================================
-6. pyeval() and py3eval() Vim functions			*python-pyeval*
+7. pyeval() and py3eval() Vim functions			*python-pyeval*
 
 To facilitate bi-directional interface, you can use |pyeval()| and |py3eval()| 
 functions to evaluate Python expressions and pass their values to VimL.
 
 ==============================================================================
-7. Dynamic loading					*python-dynamic*
+8. Dynamic loading					*python-dynamic*
 
 On MS-Windows the Python library can be loaded dynamically.  The |:version|
 output then includes |+python/dyn|.
@@ -498,7 +515,7 @@ Currently the name is "python24.dll".  That is for Python 2.4.  To know for
 sure edit "gvim.exe" and search for "python\d*.dll\c".
 
 ==============================================================================
-8. Python 3						*python3*
+9. Python 3						*python3*
 
 							*:py3* *:python3*
 The `:py3` and `:python3` commands work similar to `:python`.  A simple check