Add note in 'Introspecting ViewSet actions' docs section (#9633)

* Fix `Introspecting ViewSet actions` docs section * Update docs/api-guide/viewsets.md --------- Co-authored-by: Bruno Alla <[email protected]>
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             permission_classes = [IsAdminUser]
         return [permission() for permission in permission_classes]
 
+**Note**: the `action` attribute is not available in the `get_parsers`, `get_authenticators` and `get_content_negotiator` methods, as it is set _after_ they are called in the framework lifecycle. If you override one of these methods and try to access the `action` attribute in them, you will get an `AttributeError` error.
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 ## Marking extra actions for routing
 
 If you have ad-hoc methods that should be routable, you can mark them as such with the `@action` decorator. Like regular actions, extra actions may be intended for either a single object, or an entire collection. To indicate this, set the `detail` argument to `True` or `False`. The router will configure its URL patterns accordingly. e.g., the `DefaultRouter` will configure detail actions to contain `pk` in their URL patterns.