19 Sep
2013
19 Sep
'13
11:35 a.m.
On 13 Sep, 2013, at 12:42, Nick Coghlan
Perhaps "__getdescriptor__" would work as the method name? Yes, it can technically return a non-descriptor, but the *primary* purpose is to customise the retrieval of objects that will be checked to see if they're descriptors. It *won't* be invoked when looking for ordinary attributes in an instance dict, but *will* be invoked when looking on the class object.
__getdescriptor__ would work. The name is not 100% accurate, but a lot clearer than the other alternatives I've seen. Ronald P.S. Sorry about the slow response, its hard to find enough time to seriously participate in the discussion.