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| Date | 2012-10-05 16:12 -0700 |
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| From | Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> |
| Subject | Re: instance.attribute lookup |
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| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
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Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:39:53 -0700, Ethan Furman wrote: > >> There is a StackOverflow question [1] that points to this on-line book >> [2] which has a five-step sequence for looking up attributes: >> >> > When retrieving an attribute from an object (print >> > objectname.attrname) Python follows these steps: >> > >> > 1. If attrname is a special (i.e. Python-provided) attribute for >> > objectname, return it. > [...] >> I'm thinking step 1 is flat-out wrong and doesn't exist. Does anybody >> know otherwise? > > I'm thinking I don't even understand what step 1 means. > > What's a Python-provided attribute, and how is it different from other > attributes? Well, if /you/ don't understand it I feel a lot better about not understanding it either! :) Glad to know I'm not missing something (besides ESP, a crystal ball, and a mind-reader!) ~Ethan~
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instance.attribute lookup Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2012-10-05 10:39 -0700
Re: instance.attribute lookup Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-10-05 23:00 +0000
Re: instance.attribute lookup Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2012-10-05 16:12 -0700
Re: instance.attribute lookup Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-10-06 00:32 +0100
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