On 09/08/2017 01:45 PM, Ethan Furman wrote:
I will admit I don't see what reassigning the __class__ attribute on a module
did for us.
Nathaniel Smith wrote:
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> If you have an existing package that doesn't replace itself in
> sys.modules, then it's difficult and risky to s
On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 1:45 PM, Ethan Furman wrote:
> On 09/08/2017 12:44 PM, Larry Hastings wrote:
>
>> I've updated PEP 549 with a new title--"Instance Descriptors" is a better
>> name than "Instance Properties"--and to
>> clarify my rationale for the PEP. I've also updated the prototype with
>
Assigning the module's __class__ means you can otherwise initialize your
module instance normally--all your class needs to do is declare your
properties or magic methods. If you overwrite the sys.modules entry for
your module with a new instance of a custom subclass, all your module
initiali
On 09/08/2017 12:44 PM, Larry Hastings wrote:
I've updated PEP 549 with a new title--"Instance Descriptors" is a better name than
"Instance Properties"--and to
clarify my rationale for the PEP. I've also updated the prototype with code
cleanups and a new type:
"collections.abc.InstanceDescrip
