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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion Doc/c-api/exceptions.rst
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This creates a class object derived from :exc:`Exception` (accessible in C as
:c:data:`PyExc_Exception`).
The :attr:`!__module__` attribute of the new class is set to the first part (up
The :attr:`~type.__module__` attribute of the new class is set to the first part (up
to the last dot) of the *name* argument, and the class name is set to the last
part (after the last dot). The *base* argument can be used to specify alternate
base classes; it can either be only one class or a tuple of classes. The *dict*
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12 changes: 6 additions & 6 deletions Doc/c-api/object.rst
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The result will be ``1`` when at least one of the checks returns ``1``,
otherwise it will be ``0``.
If *cls* has a :meth:`~class.__subclasscheck__` method, it will be called to
If *cls* has a :meth:`~type.__subclasscheck__` method, it will be called to
determine the subclass status as described in :pep:`3119`. Otherwise,
*derived* is a subclass of *cls* if it is a direct or indirect subclass,
i.e. contained in ``cls.__mro__``.
i.e. contained in :attr:`cls.__mro__ <type.__mro__>`.
Normally only class objects, i.e. instances of :class:`type` or a derived
class, are considered classes. However, objects can override this by having
a :attr:`~class.__bases__` attribute (which must be a tuple of base classes).
a :attr:`~type.__bases__` attribute (which must be a tuple of base classes).
.. c:function:: int PyObject_IsInstance(PyObject *inst, PyObject *cls)
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The result will be ``1`` when at least one of the checks returns ``1``,
otherwise it will be ``0``.
If *cls* has a :meth:`~class.__instancecheck__` method, it will be called to
If *cls* has a :meth:`~type.__instancecheck__` method, it will be called to
determine the subclass status as described in :pep:`3119`. Otherwise, *inst*
is an instance of *cls* if its class is a subclass of *cls*.
An instance *inst* can override what is considered its class by having a
:attr:`~instance.__class__` attribute.
:attr:`~object.__class__` attribute.
An object *cls* can override if it is considered a class, and what its base
classes are, by having a :attr:`~class.__bases__` attribute (which must be a tuple
classes are, by having a :attr:`~type.__bases__` attribute (which must be a tuple
of base classes).
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18 changes: 10 additions & 8 deletions Doc/c-api/type.rst
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.. c:function:: PyObject* PyType_GetDict(PyTypeObject* type)
Return the type object's internal namespace, which is otherwise only
exposed via a read-only proxy (``cls.__dict__``). This is a
exposed via a read-only proxy (:attr:`cls.__dict__ <type.__dict__>`).
This is a
replacement for accessing :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_dict` directly.
The returned dictionary must be treated as read-only.
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Return true if *a* is a subtype of *b*.
This function only checks for actual subtypes, which means that
:meth:`~class.__subclasscheck__` is not called on *b*. Call
:meth:`~type.__subclasscheck__` is not called on *b*. Call
:c:func:`PyObject_IsSubclass` to do the same check that :func:`issubclass`
would do.
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.. c:function:: PyObject* PyType_GetName(PyTypeObject *type)
Return the type's name. Equivalent to getting the type's ``__name__`` attribute.
Return the type's name. Equivalent to getting the type's
:attr:`~type.__name__` attribute.
.. versionadded:: 3.11
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyType_GetQualName(PyTypeObject *type)
Return the type's qualified name. Equivalent to getting the
type's ``__qualname__`` attribute.
type's :attr:`~type.__qualname__` attribute.
.. versionadded:: 3.11
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyType_GetFullyQualifiedName(PyTypeObject *type)
Return the type's fully qualified name. Equivalent to
``f"{type.__module__}.{type.__qualname__}"``, or ``type.__qualname__`` if
``type.__module__`` is not a string or is equal to ``"builtins"``.
``f"{type.__module__}.{type.__qualname__}"``, or :attr:`type.__qualname__`
if :attr:`type.__module__` is not a string or is equal to ``"builtins"``.
.. versionadded:: 3.13
.. c:function:: PyObject* PyType_GetModuleName(PyTypeObject *type)
Return the type's module name. Equivalent to getting the ``type.__module__``
attribute.
Return the type's module name. Equivalent to getting the
:attr:`type.__module__` attribute.
.. versionadded:: 3.13
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14 changes: 7 additions & 7 deletions Doc/c-api/typeobj.rst
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For :ref:`statically allocated type objects <static-types>`,
the *tp_name* field should contain a dot.
Everything before the last dot is made accessible as the :attr:`__module__`
Everything before the last dot is made accessible as the :attr:`~type.__module__`
attribute, and everything after the last dot is made accessible as the
:attr:`~definition.__name__` attribute.
:attr:`~type.__name__` attribute.

If no dot is present, the entire :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_name` field is made accessible as the
:attr:`~definition.__name__` attribute, and the :attr:`__module__` attribute is undefined
:attr:`~type.__name__` attribute, and the :attr:`~type.__module__` attribute is undefined
(unless explicitly set in the dictionary, as explained above). This means your
type will be impossible to pickle. Additionally, it will not be listed in
module documentations created with pydoc.
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.. c:macro:: Py_TPFLAGS_MANAGED_DICT
This bit indicates that instances of the class have a ``__dict__``
This bit indicates that instances of the class have a `~object.__dict__`
attribute, and that the space for the dictionary is managed by the VM.

If this flag is set, :c:macro:`Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_GC` should also be set.
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.. c:member:: const char* PyTypeObject.tp_doc
An optional pointer to a NUL-terminated C string giving the docstring for this
type object. This is exposed as the :attr:`__doc__` attribute on the type and
instances of the type.
type object. This is exposed as the :attr:`~type.__doc__` attribute on the
type and instances of the type.

**Inheritance:**

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A collection of subclasses. Internal use only. May be an invalid pointer.

To get a list of subclasses, call the Python method
:py:meth:`~class.__subclasses__`.
:py:meth:`~type.__subclasses__`.

.. versionchanged:: 3.12

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion Doc/extending/newtypes.rst
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descriptors that are used at runtime is that any attribute defined this way can
have an associated doc string simply by providing the text in the table. An
application can use the introspection API to retrieve the descriptor from the
class object, and get the doc string using its :attr:`!__doc__` attribute.
class object, and get the doc string using its :attr:`~type.__doc__` attribute.

As with the :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_methods` table, a sentinel entry with a :c:member:`~PyMethodDef.ml_name` value
of ``NULL`` is required.
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion Doc/extending/newtypes_tutorial.rst
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If you want your type to be subclassable from Python, and your type has the same
:c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_basicsize` as its base type, you may have problems with multiple
inheritance. A Python subclass of your type will have to list your type first
in its :attr:`~class.__bases__`, or else it will not be able to call your type's
in its :attr:`~type.__bases__`, or else it will not be able to call your type's
:meth:`~object.__new__` method without getting an error. You can avoid this problem by
ensuring that your type has a larger value for :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_basicsize` than its
base type does. Most of the time, this will be true anyway, because either your
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion Doc/faq/programming.rst
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...

Most :meth:`!__setattr__` implementations must modify
:meth:`self.__dict__ <object.__dict__>` to store
:attr:`self.__dict__ <object.__dict__>` to store
local state for self without causing an infinite recursion.


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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions Doc/glossary.rst
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docstring
A string literal which appears as the first expression in a class,
function or module. While ignored when the suite is executed, it is
recognized by the compiler and put into the :attr:`!__doc__` attribute
recognized by the compiler and put into the :attr:`~definition.__doc__` attribute
of the enclosing class, function or module. Since it is available via
introspection, it is the canonical place for documentation of the
object.
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type
The type of a Python object determines what kind of object it is; every
object has a type. An object's type is accessible as its
:attr:`~instance.__class__` attribute or can be retrieved with
:attr:`~object.__class__` attribute or can be retrieved with
``type(obj)``.

type alias
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8 changes: 4 additions & 4 deletions Doc/howto/annotations.rst
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you're examining is a class (``isinstance(o, type)``).
In that case, best practice relies on an implementation detail
of Python 3.9 and before: if a class has annotations defined,
they are stored in the class's ``__dict__`` dictionary. Since
they are stored in the class's :attr:`~type.__dict__` dictionary. Since
the class may or may not have annotations defined, best practice
is to call the ``get`` method on the class dict.
is to call the :meth:`~dict.get` method on the class dict.

To put it all together, here is some sample code that safely
accesses the ``__annotations__`` attribute on an arbitrary
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examination.

Note that some exotic or malformed type objects may not have
a ``__dict__`` attribute, so for extra safety you may also wish
to use :func:`getattr` to access ``__dict__``.
a :attr:`~type.__dict__` attribute, so for extra safety you may also wish
to use :func:`getattr` to access :attr:`!__dict__`.


Manually Un-Stringizing Stringized Annotations
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The expression ``obj.x`` looks up the attribute ``x`` in the chain of
namespaces for ``obj``. If the search finds a descriptor outside of the
instance ``__dict__``, its :meth:`__get__` method is invoked according to the
precedence rules listed below.
instance :attr:`~object.__dict__`, its :meth:`~object.__get__` method is
invoked according to the precedence rules listed below.

The details of invocation depend on whether ``obj`` is an object, class, or
instance of super.
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the source, pickling will be disabled.

The new pickle protocol 4 also, in some circumstances, relies on
:attr:`~definition.__qualname__` being set to the location where pickle will be able
:attr:`~type.__qualname__` being set to the location where pickle will be able
to find the class. For example, if the class was made available in class
SomeData in the global scope::

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A lazy programmer can obtain the MRO directly from Python 2.2, since in
this case it coincides with the Python 2.3 linearization. It is enough
to invoke the .mro() method of class A:
to invoke the :meth:`~type.mro` method of class A:

>>> A.mro() # doctest: +NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE
[<class 'A'>, <class 'B'>, <class 'E'>,
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that you can customize the behavior of :func:`issubclass` further without the
need to call :meth:`register` on every class you want to consider a
subclass of the ABC. (This class method is called from the
:meth:`~class.__subclasscheck__` method of the ABC.)
:meth:`~type.__subclasscheck__` method of the ABC.)

This method should return ``True``, ``False`` or :data:`NotImplemented`. If
it returns ``True``, the *subclass* is considered a subclass of this ABC.
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The :meth:`__subclasshook__` class method defined here says that any class
that has an :meth:`~iterator.__iter__` method in its
:attr:`~object.__dict__` (or in that of one of its base classes, accessed
via the :attr:`~class.__mro__` list) is considered a ``MyIterable`` too.
via the :attr:`~type.__mro__` list) is considered a ``MyIterable`` too.

Finally, the last line makes ``Foo`` a virtual subclass of ``MyIterable``,
even though it does not define an :meth:`~iterator.__iter__` method (it uses
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``(1, 2)``, then ``x`` will be a required argument, ``y`` will default to
``1``, and ``z`` will default to ``2``.

If *module* is defined, the ``__module__`` attribute of the named tuple is
set to that value.
If *module* is defined, the :attr:`~type.__module__` attribute of the
named tuple is set to that value.

Named tuple instances do not have per-instance dictionaries, so they are
lightweight and require no more memory than regular tuples.
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* the type itself (``typ``)
* the type's fully qualified name (``typ.__module__ + '.' +
typ.__qualname__``).
* the type's qualname (``typ.__qualname__``)
* the type's name (``typ.__name__``).
* the type's :attr:`qualname <type.__qualname__>` (``typ.__qualname__``)
* the type's :attr:`name <type.__name__>` (``typ.__name__``).

If none of the above match, repeat all of the checks above for each of
the types in the :term:`MRO` (``typ.__mro__``). Finally, if no other key
the types in the :term:`MRO` (:attr:`typ.__mro__ <type.__mro__>`).
Finally, if no other key
yields a handler, check for a handler for the key ``None``. If there is
no handler for ``None``, raise a :exc:`KeyError` for the fully
qualified name of the type.
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class. When *use_default_map* is ``True`` (the default), the standard
mapping of header names to classes is copied in to the registry during
initialization. *base_class* is always the last class in the generated
class's ``__bases__`` list.
class's :class:`~type.__bases__` list.

The default mappings are:

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