[ python-Bugs-1539847 ] Identifiers begining with __ renamed

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Bugs item #1539847, was opened at 2006-08-14 15:47
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Category: Python Interpreter Core
Group: Python 2.4
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: W Barnes (w_barnes)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Identifiers begining with __ renamed

Initial Comment:
Identifiers used in a class function that start with 
__ are renamed to _classname__identifer even if the 
identifier is owned by some other object.

Code snippet:

size = len(Data.__entry_dates)

Here I'm trying to access the identifier 
__entry_dates in the module Data from the function 
DataTestCase.testEntryDates() but I get the following:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "DataTest.py", line 247, in testEntryDates
    size = len(Data.__entry_dates)
AttributeError: 'module' object has no 
attribute '_DataTestCase__entry_dates'

I'm using Python 2.4.3 on Windows XP sp2

Thanks,
Walter

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