https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/fb2e17b642fc3089e4f98e4bf6b09dd362e6b27d commit: fb2e17b642fc3089e4f98e4bf6b09dd362e6b27d branch: main author: Erlend E. Aasland <[email protected]> committer: erlend-aasland <[email protected]> date: 2024-02-29T09:42:28Z summary:
gh-115937: Remove implementation details from inspect.signature() docs (#116086) Co-authored-by: Carol Willing <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Gregory P. Smith <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Jelle Zijlstra <[email protected]> files: M Doc/library/inspect.rst diff --git a/Doc/library/inspect.rst b/Doc/library/inspect.rst index 8a74cadb98a0db..ed8d705da3b0b5 100644 --- a/Doc/library/inspect.rst +++ b/Doc/library/inspect.rst @@ -665,9 +665,6 @@ function. Accepts a wide range of Python callables, from plain functions and classes to :func:`functools.partial` objects. - If the passed object has a ``__signature__`` attribute, this function - returns it without further computations. - For objects defined in modules using stringized annotations (``from __future__ import annotations``), :func:`signature` will attempt to automatically un-stringize the annotations using @@ -702,6 +699,13 @@ function. Python. For example, in CPython, some built-in functions defined in C provide no metadata about their arguments. + .. impl-detail:: + + If the passed object has a :attr:`!__signature__` attribute, + we may use it to create the signature. + The exact semantics are an implementation detail and are subject to + unannounced changes. Consult the source code for current semantics. + .. class:: Signature(parameters=None, *, return_annotation=Signature.empty) _______________________________________________ Python-checkins mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-checkins.python.org/ Member address: [email protected]
