[issue25315] OrderedDict mangled private attribute is inaccessible

[R. David Murray]

R. David Murray added the comment:

A method that starts with an '_' is not part of the API unless documented to be so (as with namedtuple), and a non-special method that starts with two is purposefully mangled so that you cannot accidentally rely on it.  The C implementation is an implementation of the API and the behavior when that API is used (as vetted by the tests that are run against both implementations); it is not otherwise required to "conform" to the python implementation or vice versa.

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nosy: +r.david.murray
resolution:  -> not a bug
status: open -> closed

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