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(python2.1-ref.info)Emulating callable objects

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Emulating callable objects
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`__call__(self[, args...])'
     Called when the instance is "called" as a function; if this method
     is defined, `X(arg1, arg2, ...)' is a shorthand for
     `X.__call__(arg1, arg2, ...)'.