Hello Python-Dev,
My name is Martin Maly and I am a developer at Microsoft, working on the
IronPython project with Jim Hugunin. I am spending lot of time making
IronPython compatible with Python to the extent possible.
I came across a case which I am not sure if by design or a bug in Python
(Python 2.4.1 (#65, Mar 30 2005, 09:13:57)). Consider following Python
module:
# module begin
"module doc"
class c:
print __doc__
__doc__ = "class doc" (1)
print __doc__
print c.__doc__
# module end
When ran, it prints:
module doc
class doc
class doc
Based on the binding rules described in the Python documentation, I
would expect the code to throw because binding created on the line (1)
is local to the class block and all the other __doc__ uses should
reference that binding. Apparently, it is not the case.
Is this bug in Python or are __doc__ strings in classes subject to some
additional rules?
Thanks
Martin
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