Edward Loper wrote:
> Otherwise, it seems like people might write code that relies on the
> current behavior, which will then break if we eg turn __context__ into
> a slot. (It sounds like you want to reserve the right to change this.)
> Well, of course, people may rely on the current behavior anyway, but
> at least they'll have been warned. :)
Yep - I thought "the instance dictionary has no effect" was an actual rule,
but it turns out the rules are slightly looser than that (specifically, that
fact that the effect of having a slot name in the instance dictionary is
undefined).
Cheers,
Nick.
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