Is this function attribute weirdness a feature or bug?

[Erik Max Francis]

Roy Katz wrote:

> I am using Python 2.2a1.  This works ok:
> 
>   def f(): pass
>   f.att = 3
> 
> HOWEVER--this:
> 
>   class C:
>       def g(): pass
> 
>   C.g.att = 3
> 
> yields:
> 
>    Traceback (most recent call last):
>      File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
>    TypeError: read-only attribute: att

The former is a function (which supports function attributes).  The
latter is a method, which is a beast of a different color.

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