On Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 6:54 AM, Barry Scott <ba...@barrys-emacs.org> wrote: >> class Magic: >> def __getattr__(self, attr): >> if attr in self.generatables: >> return self.generated_value(attr) >> raise AttributeError >> def __dir__(self): >> return default_dir(self) + self.generatables >> >> For that purpose, is it possible to use super().__dir__()? Are there >> any considerations where that would fail? > > Remember that I need to do this in the C API and I want default_dir of self > in C not python. > > super().__dir__ looks at the class above me that is typically object() and so > is not useful > as it does not list the member function from my class or __mro__ or other > stuff I may not be aware of > that is important to return.
Right, thank you. That's the bit I wasn't aware of - the reason that __dir__ can't be used. So in terms of defining the problem, this is a solid piece of info. ChrisA _______________________________________________ Python-ideas mailing list Python-ideas@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-ideas Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/
