[issue27724] PEP3119 inconsintent with actual CPython impl

Guido van Rossum added the comment: Presumably when the implementation was done the IS_ABSTRACT name sounded more logical than just ABSTRACT. Since the PEP doesn't *specify* the name of this flag[1] I see no reason to change anything. Closing. _ [1] The PEP mentions this flag exactly

[issue27724] PEP3119 inconsintent with actual CPython impl

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[issue27724] PEP3119 inconsintent with actual CPython impl

R. David Murray added the comment: Probably. PEPs, once completed (unless they are informational PEPs), are historical documents, and the real implementation may diverge from the PEP immediately, or after maintenance updates. The real documentation for the added feature should be in the

[issue27724] PEP3119 inconsintent with actual CPython impl

New submission from Daisuke Miyakawa: Python 3.5.2 (and Python 2.7.12) uses Py_TPFLAGS_IS_ABSTRACT while PEP 3119 menttions "Py_TPFLAGS_ABSTRACT" for it. At some point had the name of the flag been changed without modifying PEP? -- assignee: docs@python components: Documentation