[issue30469] Inconsistent Execution of Generic Descriptor Attributes

[Ryan Morshead]

New submission from Ryan Morshead:

When the `__get__`, `__set__`, or `__delete__` attribute of a descriptor is not a method, and is instead a generic callable, the first argument of that callable is inconsistent:


    class Callable(object):

        def __call__(self, first, *args, **kwargs):
            print(first)


    class Descriptor(object):

        __set__ = Callable()
        __delete__ = Callable()
        __get__ = Callable()


    class MyClass(object):

        d = Descriptor()


    mc = MyClass()
    mc.d = 1
    del mc.d
    mc.d


Prints:


    <__main__.MyClass object at 0x10854cda0>
    <__main__.MyClass object at 0x10854cda0>
    <__main__.Descriptor object at 0x10855f240>


As it turns out, this occurs because `slot_tp_descr_set` (shared by `__set__` and `__delete__`) and `slot_tp_descr_get` just aren't consistent in their implementation.

See: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44169370/strange-descriptor-behavior/44169805#44169805

Is this behavior intentional? If not, how ought this case be handled?

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components: ctypes
messages: 294415
nosy: Ryan Morshead
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Inconsistent Execution of Generic Descriptor Attributes
type: behavior
versions: Python 2.7

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