On 13 Sep, 2013, at 12:42, Nick Coghlan <ncogh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Perhaps "__getdescriptor__" would work as the method name? Yes, it can > technically return a non-descriptor, but the *primary* purpose is to > customise the retrieval of objects that will be checked to see if they're > descriptors. It *won't* be invoked when looking for ordinary attributes in an > instance dict, but *will* be invoked when looking on the class object.
__getdescriptor__ would work. The name is not 100% accurate, but a lot clearer than the other alternatives I've seen. Ronald P.S. Sorry about the slow response, its hard to find enough time to seriously participate in the discussion. _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
