On Sat, 26 Jun 2021 at 01:23, Eric V. Smith <e...@trueblade.com> wrote: > > On 6/25/2021 8:09 PM, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > > Hi Thomas, > > > > On Fri, Jun 25, 2021 at 09:06:58AM -0000, Thomas Grainger wrote: > > > >> I'd like invalid attribute assignment to be prevented at runtime > > Are you making a specific request for ssl context objects, or a general > > language-wide request that applies to all objects? > > It seems like many of the suggestions are SSLContext specific. I don't > think we should be adding __slots__ or otherwise redefining the > interface to that object. Isn't this a general "problem" in python, > that's always been present? Why are we trying to address the problem > with this specific object? I suggest doing nothing, or else thinking big > and solve the general problem, if in fact it needs solving.
I would say that the general problem highlighted here is that assigning attributes is a bad API. Given that this is already how the SSL module works, a backwards compatible way to move forwards could be defining a new class with a more typical interface and better verification of inputs etc. Oscar _______________________________________________ Python-ideas mailing list -- python-ideas@python.org To unsubscribe send an email to python-ideas-le...@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-ideas.python.org/ Message archived at https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-ideas@python.org/message/KKBYSXKEFRQ5QVWLGGZWUX475AWLRPFU/ Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/
