More informative error messages (Re: [Python-Dev] Efficient predicates for the standard library)

[Greg Ewing]

> What should the error message be in this case?
> 
>   class C:
>     pass
> 
>   def f(self, a): pass
> 
>   C.f = f

I wouldn't mind if it reported f as a top-level function
in that case. It wouldn't be any worse than what happens now
if you do

  def f(a):
    pass

  g = f

  g()

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