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Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:44965

This one:

> "A list of FooEntry instances"

Besides the obvious spelling issues in the others, it's not
immediately clear if the list contains just FooEntry instances,
FooEntry classes (perhaps subclasses) or a mix of the two.  #4 makes
it clear.

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