[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-515336 ] Method assignment inconsistency
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Bugs item #515336, was opened at 2002-02-09 16:40
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Category: Type/class unification
Group: Python 2.2
>Status: Closed
>Resolution: Wont Fix
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Oren Tirosh (oren-sf)
>Assigned to: Guido van Rossum (gvanrossum)
Summary: Method assignment inconsistency
Initial Comment:
Python code and builtin functions don't have a
consistent view of new style objects when method
attributes are assigned:
class A(object):
def __repr__(self):
return 'abc'
a = A()
a.__repr__ = lambda:'123'
Result: repr(a) != a.__repr__()
The repr() function sees the original __repr__ method
but reading the __repr__ attribute returns the
assigned function. With classic objects both cases
use the assigned method.
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>Comment By: Guido van Rossum (gvanrossum)
Date: 2002-03-28 10:33
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I'm going to reject this bug as "won't fix". I specifically
put code in the new classes to create this behavior. It's
partly a
performance hack: many operations become much slower if they
have to
check the instance __dict__ first. But I also believe it's
poor
style to override a system operation on the instance rather
than on
the class. If you want to be able to override behavior per
instance,
use this:
class A(object):
def __repr__(self):
return self.repr()
def repr(self):
return 'abc'
a = A()
a.repr = lambda: '123'
assert repr(a) == a.__repr__() == '123'
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