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bpo-20692: Add Programming FAQ entry for 1.__class__ error. (GH-28918)

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To avoid error, add either space or parentheses.
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How do I get int literal attribute instead of SyntaxError?
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Trying to lookup an ``int`` literal attribute in the normal manner gives
a syntax error because the period is seen as a decimal point::
>>> 1.__class__
File "<stdin>", line 1
1.__class__
^
SyntaxError: invalid decimal literal
The solution is to separate the literal from the period
with either a space or parentheses.
>>> 1 .__class__
<class 'int'>
>>> (1).__class__
<class 'int'>
How do I convert a string to a number?
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Add Programming FAQ entry explaining that int literal attribute access
requires either a space after or parentheses around the literal.