On Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 8:52 PM Kyle Stanley <aeros...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > https://docs.python.org/3/reference/lexical_analysis.html#reserved-classes-of-identifiers > > I remembered the existence of this rule and tried to locate it recently > (prior to this discussion), but was unable to because it doesn't explicitly > mention "dunder". IMO, it would make that section much easier to find if it > were to say either of: > > 1) System-defined names, also known as "dunder" names. > 2) System-defined names, informally known as "dunder" names. > 3) System-defined "dunder" names. > The word "dunder" was coined (relatively) recently. It was not in common use when those docs were written. Another common nickname is "magic methods". So that explains why the word "dunder" isn't in those docs. And those docs are pretty "formal" / "technical" anyway, not designed for the casual user to read. But yes, it would be good to add a bit of that text to make it more findable. I'd suggest you make a PR on the docs. -CHB Python Language Consulting - Teaching - Scientific Software Development - Desktop GUI and Web Development - wxPython, numpy, scipy, Cython
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