[Python-Dev] inspect() and dir()

[Ethan Furman]

On 10/08/2013 03:07 PM, Guido van Rossum wrote:
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> I'd say that the effect overriding dir() has on help() is intentional. Not sure about inspect -- it has other uses.
> However, the last time I used it I was definitely hunting for stuff to document.

If want help to be effected that is easy enough -- there is already an inspect.classify_class_attrs wrapper, so if we 
add some post-processing to remove anything not in dir(obj) we would keep the current behavior in help().

Any other comments/recollections/concerns?

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~Ethan~