[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-463737 ] types.CallableIterType

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Bugs item #463737, was opened at 2001-09-21 21:21
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Category: Python Library
Group: Python 2.2
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Barry Warsaw (bwarsaw)
Assigned to: Guido van Rossum (gvanrossum)
Summary: types.CallableIterType

Initial Comment:
The types module defines a FunctionIterType, however
iterators of this type have a repr that describes them
as  <type 'callable-iterator'>.  Instances of this type
return true for isinstance(it, FunctionIterType).

I think types.FunctionIterType should be changed to
CallableIterType since 1) this more accurately
describes the type of iterator they are; 2) more
closely matches what you see in the object's repr.

Since this is related: None of the *IterType in the
types module are documented.  My recommendation is to
address the point above first, then reassign to Fred
for documentation.

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>Comment By: Guido van Rossum (gvanrossum)
Date: 2001-09-25 06:43

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Assigned to Tim -- another set of brains might help here.
:-)

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Comment By: Guido van Rossum (gvanrossum)
Date: 2001-09-22 09:56

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None of the new stuff is documented.  I have a TO DO item
for that myself.

If you're doing type tests on callable-iterator instances
something's wrong anyway; I suggest to remove the
FunctionIterType. (Not all the new types have been added to
types, and I'm not sure that they should be.)

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