[Python-checkins] r56673 - peps/trunk/pep-3115.txt

[guido.van.rossum]

Author: guido.van.rossum
Date: Thu Aug  2 18:51:59 2007
New Revision: 56673

Modified:
   peps/trunk/pep-3115.txt
Log:
Mention that type.__prepare__() exists for use via super().


Modified: peps/trunk/pep-3115.txt
==============================================================================
--- peps/trunk/pep-3115.txt	(original)
+++ peps/trunk/pep-3115.txt	Thu Aug  2 18:51:59 2007
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@
      assignment algorithm. (Note also that 'metaclass' is a keyword-
      only argument as per PEP 3102 [6].)
 
+     Even though __prepare__ is not required, the default metaclass
+     ('type') implements it, for the convenience of subclasses calling
+     it via super().
+
      __prepare__ returns a dictionary-like object which is used to store
      the class member definitions during evaluation of the class body.
      In other words, the class body is evaluated as a function block