@@ -392,52 +392,12 @@ Object Protocol
392392 class, are considered classes. However, objects can override this by having
393393 a :attr: `~type.__bases__ ` attribute (which must be a tuple of base classes).
394394
395- Another attribute, ``__base__`` is specific to CPython and also exists in
396- Jython and PyPy. It can be used on a class inheriting from one or more
397- classes.
398-
399- ``__base__`` corresponds to the :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_base` in a
400- type object. At the C level, Python has a single inheritance model
401- that determines the memory layout of instances. There is a chain
402- involving base classes that contribute to the instance layout.
403- ``__base__`` is the base class that is involved in that chain.
404- When such a class takes arguments in the correct order, then starting leftmost.
405-
406- Let's look at the example cases;
407-
408- >>> class A (object ): pass
409- ...
410- >>> class B (A ): pass
411- ...
412- >>> class C (int ): pass
413- ...
414-
415- The first user-defined class that either inherits from the instance
416- of a built-in type other than object or inherits from another user
417- defined class (single or multiple inheritance) that does so or in the
418- absence of the above class.
419-
420- >>> class D(B, A, C): pass
421- ...
422- >>> D.__base__
423- <class 'C'>
424- >>>
425-
426- A built-in type that is not an object or in the absence of the above class.
427-
428- >>> class D(B, A, int): pass
429- ...
430- >>> D.__base__
431- <class 'int'>
432-
433- The first user defined class that inherits either an object or
434- derives from a class (directly or indirectly) that inherits an
435- object is the value returned by the ``__base__`` attribute.
436-
437- >>> class D(B, A): pass
438- ...
439- >>> D.__base__
440- <class 'B'>
395+ Another attribute, ``__base__`` corresponds to the :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_base`
396+ in a type object. At the C level, Python has a single inheritance model
397+ that determines the memory layout of instances. There is a chain involving
398+ base classes that contribute to the instance layout. ``__base__`` is the base
399+ class that is involved in that chain. When such a class takes arguments in
400+ the correct order, then starting leftmost.
441401
442402 .. impl-detail::
443403 Note that behavior of the ``__base__`` attribute is dependent on the
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