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elaborations (e.g. as described in the retained "Future Directions"
section), must be proposed in a new PEP.
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Title: Function Attributes Title: Function Attributes
Version: $Revision$ Version: $Revision$
Author: barry@digicool.com (Barry A. Warsaw) Author: barry@digicool.com (Barry A. Warsaw)
Status: Draft Status: Final
Type: Standards Track Type: Standards Track
Created: 02-Dec-2000 Created: 02-Dec-2000
Python-Version: 2.1 / 2.2 Python-Version: 2.1
Post-History: 20-Feb-2001 Post-History: 20-Feb-2001
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Future Directions Future Directions
- A previous version of this PEP (and the accompanying Here are a number of future directions to consider. Any adoption
implementation) allowed for both setter and getter of attributes of these ideas would require a new PEP, which referenced this one,
on unbound methods, and only getter on bound methods. A number and would have to be targeted at a Python version subsequent to
of problems were discovered with this policy. the 2.1 release.
- A previous version of this PEP allowed for both setter and
getter of attributes on unbound methods, and only getter on
bound methods. A number of problems were discovered with this
policy.
Because method attributes were stored in the underlying Because method attributes were stored in the underlying
function, this caused several potentially surprising results: function, this caused several potentially surprising results:
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attributes on either -- both return the attribute value on the attributes on either -- both return the attribute value on the
underlying function object. underlying function object.
The proposal for Python 2.2 is to implement setting (bound or A future PEP might propose to implement setting (bound or
unbound) method attributes by setting attributes on the instance unbound) method attributes by setting attributes on the instance
or class, using special naming conventions. I.e. or class, using special naming conventions. I.e.
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pass pass
The BDFL is currently against any such special syntactic support The BDFL is currently against any such special syntactic support
for setting arbitrary function attributes. for setting arbitrary function attributes. Any syntax proposals
would have to be outlined in new PEPs.
Dissenting Opinion Dissenting Opinion
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Reference Implementation Reference Implementation
The reference implementation is available on SourceForge as a This PEP has been accepted and the implementation has been
patch against the Python CVS tree (patch #103123). This patch integrated into Python 2.1.
doesn't include the regrtest module and output file. Those are
available upon request.
http://sourceforge.net/patch/?func=detailpatch&patch_id=103123&group_id=5470
This patch has been applied and will become part of Python 2.1.
References References