diff --git a/bindings/python/UtilBindings.cpp b/bindings/python/UtilBindings.cpp
index 0e9445fa4..2a008553d 100644
--- a/bindings/python/UtilBindings.cpp
+++ b/bindings/python/UtilBindings.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ void registerUtil(py::module_& m) {
     py::class_<BufferID>(m, "BufferID")
         .def(py::init<>())
         .def_property_readonly("id", &BufferID::getId)
-        .def_property_readonly_static("placeholder", &BufferID::getPlaceholder)
+        .def_static("getPlaceholder", &BufferID::getPlaceholder)
+        .def_property_readonly_static(
+            "placeholder", [](py::object /* self or cls */) { return BufferID::getPlaceholder(); })
         .def(py::self == py::self)
         .def(py::self != py::self)
         .def(py::self < py::self)
diff --git a/docs/Doxyfile.in b/docs/Doxyfile.in
index 760088629..fcdda96a6 100644
--- a/docs/Doxyfile.in
+++ b/docs/Doxyfile.in
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Doxyfile 1.9.5
 
+# Note that this file cloned-and-modified by the settings in CMakeLists.txt.
+# Various placeholders (e.g., `@DOXYGEN_OUTPUT_DIR@`) are replaced with the
+# values of the corresponding CMake variables.
+
 # This file describes the settings to be used by the documentation system
 # doxygen (www.doxygen.org) for a project.
 #