[docs] [issue35165] Possible wrong method name in attribute references doc

[Steven D'Aprano]

Steven D'Aprano <steve+python at pearwood.info> added the comment:

https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#attribute-references

__getattr__ is the correct method to override in most (but not all) cases. I don't think we should encourage people to override __getattribute__ as the first resort.

__getattribute__ is a more specialised method that is used by the interpreter at a deeper level. It is called on every attribute access, so it ought to be as fast as possible, while __getattr__ is only called if the named attribute doesn't exist.

I don't think anything needs to change here.

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nosy: +steven.daprano

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