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Mention virtual tables in Python dynamic_type documentation 

PR python/16461 asks that the Python dynamic_type documentation
mention virtual tables; this patch implements that request.

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2018-09-10  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>

	PR python/16461:
	* python.texi (Values From Inferior): Mention use of virtual
	table.
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2018-09-10 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>
PR python/16461:
* python.texi (Values From Inferior): Mention use of virtual
table.
2018-09-10 Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>
* python.texi (Basic Python): Parenthesize argument to

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@ -658,14 +658,14 @@ The type of this @code{gdb.Value}. The value of this attribute is a
@end defvar
@defvar Value.dynamic_type
The dynamic type of this @code{gdb.Value}. This uses C@t{++} run-time
type information (@acronym{RTTI}) to determine the dynamic type of the
value. If this value is of class type, it will return the class in
which the value is embedded, if any. If this value is of pointer or
reference to a class type, it will compute the dynamic type of the
referenced object, and return a pointer or reference to that type,
respectively. In all other cases, it will return the value's static
type.
The dynamic type of this @code{gdb.Value}. This uses the object's
virtual table and the C@t{++} run-time type information
(@acronym{RTTI}) to determine the dynamic type of the value. If this
value is of class type, it will return the class in which the value is
embedded, if any. If this value is of pointer or reference to a class
type, it will compute the dynamic type of the referenced object, and
return a pointer or reference to that type, respectively. In all
other cases, it will return the value's static type.
Note that this feature will only work when debugging a C@t{++} program
that includes @acronym{RTTI} for the object in question. Otherwise,