[docs] [issue30026] Hashable doesn't check for __eq__

[Max]

New submission from Max:

I think collections.abc.Hashable.__subclasshook__ should check __eq__ method in addition to __hash__ method. This helps detect classes that are unhashable due to:

to __eq__ = None

Of course, it still cannot detect:

def __eq__: return NotImplemented

but it's better than nothing.

In addition, it's probably worth documenting that explicitly inheriting from Hashable has (correct but unexpected) effect of *suppressing* hashability that was already present:

from collections.abc import Hashable
class X: pass
assert issubclass(X, Hashable)
x = X()

class X(Hashable): pass
assert issubclass(X, Hashable)
x = X() # Can't instantiate abstract class X with abstract methods

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assignee: docs at python
components: Documentation, Interpreter Core
messages: 291382
nosy: docs at python, max
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Hashable doesn't check for __eq__

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