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docs: correct the sentence on method objects
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Expand Up @@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ instance objects are attribute references. There are two kinds of valid
attribute names: data attributes and methods.

*Data attributes* correspond to "instance variables" in Smalltalk, and to "data
members" in C++. Data attributes need not be declared; like local variables,
members" in C++. Data attributes don't have to be declared like local variables,
they spring into existence when they are first assigned to. For example, if
``x`` is the instance of :class:`!MyClass` created above, the following piece of
code will print the value ``16``, without leaving a trace::
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ object, and can be stored away and called at a later time. For example::
while True:
print(xf())

will continue to print ``hello world`` until the end of time.
will continue to print ``hello world`` until the end of time or when ``Ctrl + C`` is pressed.

What exactly happens when a method is called? You may have noticed that
``x.f()`` was called without an argument above, even though the function
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