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@@ -326,7 +326,13 @@ EVM bytecode and executed. The output of this execution is
permanently stored as the code of the contract.
This means that in order to create a contract, you do not
send the actual code of the contract, but in fact code that
-returns that code.
+returns that code when executed.
+
+.. note::
+ While a contract is being created, its code is still empty.
+ Because of that, you should not call back into the
+ contract under construction until its constructor has
+ finished executing.
.. index:: ! gas, ! gas price