New submission from David Halter: I recently stumbled over the ``dir`` function not working correctly with classes. This means that ``dir(object)`` won't list ``object.__bases__`` or ``object.__subclasses`` (and many other useful methods).
I think that we should change that. The C function ``type_dir`` (in ``Objects/typeobject.c``) has a documentation entry which states: "We deliberately don't suck up its __class__, as methods belonging to the metaclass would probably be more confusing than helpful." I think that that's not true. The current behaviour of ``dir`` is way more confusing, since ``dir`` is typically the tool how we find out about magic methods. I wrote about it in more details here: http://jedidjah.ch/code/2013/9/8/wrong_dir_function/ ---------- components: Interpreter Core messages: 197471 nosy: davidhalter priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: ``dir`` function does not work correctly with classes. type: behavior versions: Python 2.6, Python 2.7, Python 3.1, Python 3.2, Python 3.3, Python 3.4, Python 3.5 _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue19002> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
