[Python-Dev] Bug 7183 and Python 2.6.4

[R. David Murray]

On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 at 13:16, Tres Seaver wrote:
> The fix for 5890 has a funny "smell" to me: copying __doc__ into the
> instance dict just feels wrong.  How does that work with a pure Python
> class using slots?  E.g.:

It doesn't.  There's even a test to make sure it doesn't :)
(It raises an attribute error.)

__doc__ is a funny beast.  If someone can come up with a better
fix for 5890, that would be great.

--David