On Thu, Oct 1, 2020 at 7:51 AM William Pickard <lollol22...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a suggestion for an API, how about a keyword argument to > "abstractmethod" that allows to set the abstract method as "optional" > meaning that sub-implementations can either implement their own version or > use the ABC's own, infact, I think the STDLIB could use this itself (I > haven't looked at the stdlib entirely). > > For native code, a new method flag would be required, probably something > like "OPTIONAL_ABSTRACT" (I forget the naming convention for flags) > > example: @abstractmethod(True) # Method won't be included in required > implementations. Default: False (for bcompat reasons) > That's already possible: just don't use @abstractmethod at all. You can still override! -- --Guido van Rossum (python.org/~guido) *Pronouns: he/him **(why is my pronoun here?)* <http://feministing.com/2015/02/03/how-using-they-as-a-singular-pronoun-can-change-the-world/>
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