Mailman 3 May 2021 - Docs-bugs

[issue44213] LIST_TO_TUPLE placed below the sentence "all of the following use their opcodes" in dis library documentaiton.
by glubs9 April 8, 2022

April 8, 2022

New submission from glubs9 <jonte.fry(a)gmail.com>: in the dis library documentation where it lists all of the instructions in python bytecode, it includes a small sentence about half way dow "all of the following instructions use their arguments". After this sentence there is an instruction specified LIST_TO_TUPLE which does not in fact use its argument. It's a minor mistake but 100% on how it should be fixed so I have not yet made a pr. It could be fixed by removing the sentence or just moving it above the sentence. I'm not sure. ---------- assignee: docs@python components: Documentation messages: 394178 nosy: docs@python, glubs9 priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: LIST_TO_TUPLE placed below the sentence "all of the following use their opcodes" in dis library documentaiton. type: enhancement versions: Python 3.11 _______________________________________ Python tracker <report(a)bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue44213> _______________________________________

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[issue44257] typo and verbous grammar in the grammar spec
by ShinWonho Nov. 4, 2021

Nov. 4, 2021

New submission from ShinWonho <new170527(a)kaist.ac.kr>: In Python Language Reference 10.Full Grammar Specification typo: assigment_expression verbous grammar: expressions and star_expression ---------- assignee: docs@python components: Documentation messages: 394630 nosy: docs@python, orangebana15 priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: typo and verbous grammar in the grammar spec type: enhancement versions: Python 3.11 _______________________________________ Python tracker <report(a)bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue44257> _______________________________________

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[issue44174] Unclear meaning of _Private__names in enum docs.
by Gregory P. Smith Oct. 21, 2021

Oct. 21, 2021

New submission from Gregory P. Smith <greg(a)krypto.org>: https://docs.python.org/3/library/enum.html#private-names """ _Private__names Private names will be normal attributes in Python 3.10 instead of either an error or a member (depending on if the name ends with an underscore). Using these names in 3.9 will issue a DeprecationWarning. """ It isn't clear from this documentation what is meant by "private names". Please expand on this to be explicit about what name pattern is being described. ---------- assignee: docs@python components: Documentation messages: 393919 nosy: docs@python, gregory.p.smith priority: normal severity: normal stage: needs patch status: open title: Unclear meaning of _Private__names in enum docs. versions: Python 3.10, Python 3.11, Python 3.9 _______________________________________ Python tracker <report(a)bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue44174> _______________________________________

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[issue44113] [C API] Deprecate legacy API for configure Python initialization
by STINNER Victor Oct. 15, 2021

Oct. 15, 2021

New submission from STINNER Victor <vstinner(a)python.org>: The https://docs.python.org/dev/c-api/init.html documentation lists many functions which is the legacy way to configure the Python initialization. These functions are kept for backward compatibility but have flaws and are less reliable than the new PyConfig API (PEP 587) documented at https://docs.python.org/dev/c-api/init_config.html I propose to deprecate the legacy functions to configure the Python initialization. Examples: * Py_SetPath() * Py_SetProgramName() * Py_SetPythonHome() * Py_SetStandardStreamEncoding() * PySys_AddWarnOption() * PySys_AddWarnOptionUnicode() * PySys_AddXOption() I don't propose to schedule the removal of these functions, only mark them as deprecated in the *documentation*. Related issue: bpo-43956 "C-API: Incorrect default value for Py_SetProgramName" and PR 24876. ---------- assignee: docs@python components: C API, Documentation messages: 393499 nosy: docs@python, vstinner priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: [C API] Deprecate legacy API for configure Python initialization versions: Python 3.11 _______________________________________ Python tracker <report(a)bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue44113> _______________________________________

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[issue44135] issubclass documentation doesn't explain tuple semantic
by João Henrique Pimentel Aug. 31, 2021

Aug. 31, 2021

New submission from João Henrique Pimentel <joaozinho(a)gmail.com>: The second parameter (classinfo) of the issubclass built-in function can be a Tuple and, starting from 3.10, it can be a Union Type as well. The documentation states that in these cases "every entry in classinfo will be checked", but it doesn't explain if the check is AND (all) or OR (any). In contrast, the documentation of isinstance is clear: "return True if object is an instance of *any* of the types". Here's a possible rewriting that reduces the odds of incorrect interpretations, based on the text of isinstance: ORIGINAL: "in which case every entry in classinfo will be checked" PROPOSAL: "in which case return True if class is a subclass of any entry in classinfo" ---------- assignee: docs@python components: Documentation messages: 393684 nosy: docs@python, joaozinho priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: issubclass documentation doesn't explain tuple semantic type: enhancement versions: Python 3.10, Python 3.11, Python 3.6, Python 3.7, Python 3.8, Python 3.9 _______________________________________ Python tracker <report(a)bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue44135> _______________________________________

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[issue44109] missing dataclass decorator in match-statement example
by Ahmet Burak June 26, 2021

June 26, 2021

New submission from Ahmet Burak <ahmetbozyurtt(a)gmail.com>: Using Point class as in the documentation example, raises TypeError: Point() takes no arguments https://docs.python.org/3.10/whatsnew/3.10.html#patterns-and-classes Also there is same example in the PEP 636's latests parts, Point class used with dataclass decorator and works perfectly. https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0636/ ---------- assignee: docs@python components: Documentation messages: 393454 nosy: ahmetveburak, docs@python priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: missing dataclass decorator in match-statement example type: behavior versions: Python 3.10 _______________________________________ Python tracker <report(a)bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue44109> _______________________________________

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[issue44175] What does "cased" and "uncased" mean?
by Isaac Ge June 22, 2021

June 22, 2021

New submission from Isaac Ge <otakutyrant(a)gmail.com>: str.istitle(): Return True if the string is a titlecased string and there is at least one character, for example uppercase characters may only follow uncased characters and lowercase characters only cased ones. Return False otherwise. I saw this description from the doc. But what does "cased" andd "uncased" mean? I looked it up on a dictionary, and the latter only says: "cased in something: completely covered with a particular material". I think "cased" may be "capitalized", but, if so, the usage of the former is not endorsed by dictionaries so that I think this word is confusing or informal. so does "uncased". ---------- assignee: docs@python components: Documentation messages: 393920 nosy: docs@python, otakutyrant priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: What does "cased" and "uncased" mean? versions: Python 3.9 _______________________________________ Python tracker <report(a)bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue44175> _______________________________________

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[issue44275] Is there a mojibake problem rendering interactive help in the REPL on Windows?
by Jesse Silverman June 4, 2021

June 4, 2021

New submission from Jesse Silverman <jessevsilverman(a)gmail.com>: I didn't know whether to file this under DOCUMENTATION or WINDOWS. I recently discovered the joys of the interactive help in the REPL, rather than just help(whatever). I was exploring the topics and noticed multiple encoding or rendering errors. I realized I stupidly wasn't using the Windows Terminal program but the default console. I addressed that and they persisted in Windows Terminal. I upgraded from 3.9.1 to 3.9.5...same deal. I tried running: Set-Item -Path Env:PYTHONUTF8 -Value 1 before starting the REPL, still no dice. I confirmed this worked in the same session: >>> ustr2='ʑʒʓʔʕʗʘʙʚʛʜʝʞ' >>> ustr2 'ʑʒʓʔʕʗʘʙʚʛʜʝʞ' It does. The help stuff that doesn't render correctly is under topic COMPARISON: lines 20, 21 and 25 of this output contain head-scratch-inducing mystery characters: help> COMPARISON Comparisons *********** Unlike C, all comparison operations in Python have the same priority, which is lower than that of any arithmetic, shifting or bitwise operation. Also unlike C, expressions like "a < b < c" have the interpretation that is conventional in mathematics: comparison ::= or_expr (comp_operator or_expr)* comp_operator ::= "<" | ">" | "==" | ">=" | "<=" | "!=" | "is" ["not"] | ["not"] "in" Comparisons yield boolean values: "True" or "False". Comparisons can be chained arbitrarily, e.g., "x < y <= z" is equivalent to "x < y and y <= z", except that "y" is evaluated only once (but in both cases "z" is not evaluated at all when "x < y" is found to be false). Formally, if *a*, *b*, *c*, ΓÇª, *y*, *z* are expressions and *op1*, *op2*, ΓÇª, *opN* are comparison operators, then "a op1 b op2 c ... y opN z" is equivalent to "a op1 b and b op2 c and ... y opN z", except that each expression is evaluated at most once. Note that "a op1 b op2 c" doesnΓÇÖt imply any kind of comparison between *a* and *c*, so that, e.g., "x < y > z" is perfectly legal (though perhaps not pretty). That is: ΓÇª, ΓÇª, ΓÇÖ em-dash or ellipsis might be involved somehow...maybe fancy apostrophe? My current guess is that it isn't about rendering anymore, because something went awry further upstream? Thanks! ---------- assignee: docs@python components: Documentation messages: 394817 nosy: docs@python, jessevsilverman priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: Is there a mojibake problem rendering interactive help in the REPL on Windows? type: behavior versions: Python 3.9 _______________________________________ Python tracker <report(a)bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue44275> _______________________________________

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[issue44261] SocketType documentation misleading
by Sebastian Rittau May 29, 2021

May 29, 2021

New submission from Sebastian Rittau <srittau(a)rittau.biz>: The documentation of socket.SocketType (https://docs.python.org/3/library/socket.html?highlight=sockettype#socket.S…) is misleading. It states: This is a Python type object that represents the socket object type. It is the same as type(socket(...)). This is untrue. socket.SocketType is in reality re-exported from _socket, where it is an alias for class _socket.socket, a super type of class socket.socket. I think that either the documentation should be fixed, or SocketType should be moved to socket and made an alias of socket.socket. ---------- assignee: docs@python components: Documentation messages: 394665 nosy: docs@python, srittau priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: SocketType documentation misleading _______________________________________ Python tracker <report(a)bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue44261> _______________________________________

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[issue43750] Undefined constant PACKET_MULTIHOST referred to in package socket
by Joannah Nanjekye May 29, 2021

May 29, 2021

Joannah Nanjekye <nanjekyejoannah(a)gmail.com> added the comment: New changeset 5f28752f5b51a1866f2428eeaf6082266723c78d by Zackery Spytz in branch 'main': bpo-43750: Fix incorrect reference to PACKET_MULTIHOST in the docs (GH-25241) https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/5f28752f5b51a1866f2428eeaf60822667… ---------- nosy: +nanjekyejoannah _______________________________________ Python tracker <report(a)bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue43750> _______________________________________

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