Calvin Spealman wrote: > I will have to disagree with you there. If hasattr(a,b) returns True, > one should be able to expect a.b will work properly. Otherwise, the > majority of use cases for hasattr will be completely thrown out the > window. How can hasattr work properly with properties if it doesn't > call the property access code?
In the vast majority of code that I write, if a class has a descriptor for a given property, but the accessor code doesn't work, then there is a bug. In a case where that wasn't true, a hasattr slot in the descriptor would enable me to code it so it did the right thing. Greg _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
