Re: [Python-Dev] 'hasattr' is broken by design

Steven D'Aprano wrote:

But that's the thing... as far as I am concerned, a dynamically defined attribute *doesn't* exist.

Maybe for your particular use case, but the concept of whether an attribute is dynamically defined or not is not well-defined in general. Consider an object that is trying to be a transparent proxy for another object, and behave as much as possible as though it really were the other object. Should an attribute statically defined on the proxied object be considered dynamically defined on the proxy? If so, then the proxy isn't as transparent as some people may want. -- Greg