[Python-Dev] __dir__, part 2

[Guido van Rossum]

No objection on targetting 2.6 if other developers agree. Seems this
is well under way. good work!

On 11/6/06, Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan at gmail.com> wrote:
> tomer filiba wrote:
> > cool. first time i build the entire interpreter, 'twas fun :)
> > currently i "retained" support for __members__ and __methods__,
> > so it doesn't break anything and is compatible with 2.6.
> >
> > i really hope it will be included in 2.6 as today i'm using ugly hacks
> > in RPyC to make remote objects appear like local ones.
> > having __dir__ solves all of my problems.
> >
> > besides, it makes a lot of sense of define __dir__ for classes that
> > define __getattr__. i don't think it should be pushed back to py3k.
> >
> > here's the patch:
> > http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1591665&group_id=5470&atid=305470
>
> As I noted on the tracker, PyObject_Dir is a public C API function, so it's
> behaviour needs to be preserved as well as the behaviour of calling dir() from
> Python code.
>
> So the final form of the patch will likely need to include stronger tests for
> that section of the API, as well as updating the documentation in various
> places (the dir and PyObject_Dir documentation, obviously, but also the list
> of magic methods in the language reference).
>
> +1 on targeting 2.6, too.
>
> Cheers,
> Nick.
>
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> Nick Coghlan   |   ncoghlan at gmail.com   |   Brisbane, Australia
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
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