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Title: Doc strings for built-in, in-place operators are misleading
Type: behavior Stage: patch review
Components: Interpreter Core Versions: Python 3.11, Python 3.10, Python 3.9, Python 3.8, Python 3.7
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Status: open Resolution:
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: Nosy List: nickovs
Priority: normal Keywords: patch

Created on 2022-03-10 19:36 by nickovs, last changed 2022-04-11 14:59 by admin.

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PR 31802 open nickovs, 2022-03-10 21:33
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msg414876 - (view) Author: Nicko van Someren (nickovs) * Date: 2022-03-10 19:36 
Objects/typeobject.c uses slots to implement various operators and the IBSLOT macro is used to define slot entries for in-place binary operators. This macro creates a __doc__ string for the operators of the form "Return self<op>value."

This doc string is misleading since an in-place operator statement can not be used as an L-value, so nothing is "returned".

To fix this, the macro definition for IBSLOT should be updated to use a different word or phrase, such as "Compute self<op>value."
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:59:57adminsetgithub: 91134
2022-03-10 21:33:23nickovssetkeywords: + patch
stage: patch review
pull_requests: + pull_request29903
2022-03-10 19:36:25nickovscreate