[Python-checkins] cpython: #17489: Add explanatory comment that __getstate__ is not called.

[r.david.murray]

http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/68ed5b2ca867
changeset:   83063:68ed5b2ca867
user:        R David Murray <rdmurray at bitdance.com>
date:        Tue Apr 02 13:10:52 2013 -0400
summary:
  #17489: Add explanatory comment that __getstate__ is not called.

We don't put coverage directives in the stdlib, but anyone looking at a
coverage report for Random should see the comment and understand why the lines
aren't covered.

files:
  Lib/random.py |  3 +++
  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Lib/random.py b/Lib/random.py
--- a/Lib/random.py
+++ b/Lib/random.py
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@
 
 ## -------------------- pickle support  -------------------
 
+    # Issue 17489: Since __reduce__ was defined to fix #759889 this is no
+    # longer called; we leave it here because it has been here since random was
+    # rewritten back in 2001 and why risk breaking something.
     def __getstate__(self): # for pickle
         return self.getstate()
 

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