[Python-Dev] Proposed tweaks to functools.wraps

[Benjamin Peterson]

2010/8/11 Raymond Hettinger <raymond.hettinger at gmail.com>:
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> On Aug 11, 2010, at 2:37 PM, Terry Reedy wrote:
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>> On 8/11/2010 3:16 PM, Raymond Hettinger wrote:
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>>> The ability to introspect is basic to Python's design.
>>> Objects know their class, functions know their code objects,
>>> bound methods know both their underlying function,
>>> classes know their own class dictionary, etc.
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>> Should iterators know their iterable when there is one?
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>> There is or was a request for this on python-list, I believe, a few days ago. I suggested bad idea because
>> a) iterator requirement is intentially minimal
>> b) not all iterators have underlying object
>> c) OP wanted to mutate underlying object (list) while iterating
>> I did give a my_iter class that would do what OP wanted.
>
> I agree with your assessment.
> Also an iterator is a protocol, not a single class.

As is decoration...



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Regards,
Benjamin