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| From | Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> |
| Date | 2015-05-25 22:34 -0600 |
| Subject | Re: Documentaion of dunder methods |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Message-ID | <mailman.47.1432614940.5151.python-list@python.org> (permalink) |
On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 8:17 PM, Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> wrote: > PEP 8 states that developers should never invent their own dunder methods: > > __double_leading_and_trailing_underscore__ : > "magic" objects or attributes that live in user-controlled > namespaces. E.g. __init__ , __import__ or __file__ . Never > invent such names; only use them as documented. > > https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/#naming-conventions > > > In other words, dunder methods are reserved for use by the core developers > for the use of the Python interpreter. > > Apart from PEP 8, is this documented anywhere in the official documentation? > If so, I have been unable to find it. https://docs.python.org/3/reference/lexical_analysis.html#reserved-classes-of-identifiers
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Documentaion of dunder methods Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-05-26 12:17 +1000
Re: Documentaion of dunder methods Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-05-25 19:36 -0700
Re: Documentaion of dunder methods Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-05-26 13:17 +1000
Re: Documentaion of dunder methods Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-05-25 20:30 -0700
Re: Documentaion of dunder methods Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-05-26 08:24 +0100
Re: Documentaion of dunder methods Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-05-25 22:34 -0600
Re: Documentaion of dunder methods Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-05-26 17:12 +1000
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