changeset:   101058:f7c9030eff54
branch:      3.5
tag:         tip
parent:      101048:730a95c2d38f
user:        Victor Stinner <victor.stinner@gmail.com>
date:        Tue Apr 19 15:40:04 2016 +0200
files:       Doc/library/collections.rst
description:
Mention types.SimpleNamespace in collections.namedtuple doc

Issue #26805. Patch written by Paul Moore.


diff -r 730a95c2d38f -r f7c9030eff54 Doc/library/collections.rst
--- a/Doc/library/collections.rst	Mon Apr 18 10:28:42 2016 +0200
+++ b/Doc/library/collections.rst	Tue Apr 19 15:40:04 2016 +0200
@@ -792,6 +792,11 @@ they add the ability to access fields by
     Named tuple instances do not have per-instance dictionaries, so they are
     lightweight and require no more memory than regular tuples.
 
+    For simple uses, where the only requirement is to be able to refer to a set
+    of values by name using attribute-style access, the
+    :class:`types.SimpleNamespace` type can be a suitable alternative to using
+    a namedtuple.
+
     .. versionchanged:: 3.1
         Added support for *rename*.