diff --git a/pysheaf/pysheaf.py b/pysheaf/pysheaf.py
index d943252..e70d6b6 100644
--- a/pysheaf/pysheaf.py
+++ b/pysheaf/pysheaf.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ def __init__(self,dataTagType,compareAssignmentsMethod=None, serializeAssignment
       """Dimension of the stalk on this Cell instance"""
       self.mDataAssignmentPresent = False
       self.mDataAssignment = 0
+      """Value of the (single) assignment on the Cell instance.  Only one assignment is permitted at a time."""
       self.mExtendedAssignments = {}
       self.mDataTagType = dataTagType
       self.mOptimizationCell = optimizationCell # if the cell's data assignment can be changed by the optimizer