[Python-ideas] Dynamic getting of __doc__ of a function

[Marko Ristin-Kaufmann]

Hi Steve,

> > * built-in class function ignoring the property getter (some_func.__doc__
> > set to a property returns the property instead of invoking the getter)
>
> Not just functions, it is all instances. Properties are only invoked if
> they are on the class object, not the instance.
>

I see. The concrete function is simply handled like an instance of the
class "function" and not in any special way.

Is that something I could fix? Or is it still not clear how this should be
fixed? I am totally unaware of the bigger picture and wider repercussions
here.

Cheers Marko

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