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Documentation on GenericAlias objects and __class_getitem__ could be improved #89843

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AlexWaygood opened this issue Oct 30, 2021 · 24 comments
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Documentation on GenericAlias objects and __class_getitem__ could be improved #89843

AlexWaygood opened this issue Oct 30, 2021 · 24 comments
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BPO 45680
Nosy @gvanrossum, @ambv, @JelleZijlstra, @miss-islington, @Fidget-Spinner, @AlexWaygood
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  • bpo-45680: Clarify documentation on GenericAlias objects #29335
  • bpo-45680: typing docs: improve links to docs on GenericAlias/__class_getitem__ #29387
  • [doc] bpo-45680: Improve glossary entry for generic types #29388
  • [doc] bpo-45680: Disambiguate __getitem__ and __class_getitem__ in the data model. #29389
  • [3.10] bpo-45680: typing docs: improve links to docs on GenericAlias/__class_getitem__ (GH-29387) #29399
  • [3.9] bpo-45680: typing docs: improve links to docs on GenericAlias/__class_getitem__ (GH-29387) #29400
  • [3.10] [doc] bpo-45680: Improve glossary entry for generic types (GH-29388) #29447
  • [3.9] [doc] bpo-45680: Improve glossary entry for generic types (GH-29388) #29448
  • bpo-45680: Improve docs on subscriptions w.r.t. GenericAlias objects #29479
  • [3.9] [doc] bpo-45680: Disambiguate __getitem__ and __class_getitem__ in the data model (GH-29389) #29619
  • [3.10] [doc] bpo-45680: Disambiguate __getitem__ and __class_getitem__ in the data model (GH-29389) #29620
  • [3.10] bpo-45680: Clarify documentation on GenericAlias objects (GH-29335) #30688
  • [3.9] bpo-45680: Clarify documentation on GenericAlias objects (GH-29335) #30689
  • bpo-45680: Minor formatting fix in stdtypes.rst #30690
  • [3.10] bpo-45680: Improve docs on subscriptions w.r.t. GenericAlias objects (GH-29479) #31743
  • [3.9] bpo-45680: Improve docs on subscriptions w.r.t. GenericAlias objects (GH-29479) #31744
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    The documentation on GenericAlias objects implies at multiple points that only container classes can implement __class_getitem__, and goes into very little detail about what it means for a non-container class to be parameterized.

    @AlexWaygood AlexWaygood added 3.9 only security fixes 3.10 only security fixes 3.11 only security fixes labels Oct 30, 2021
    @AlexWaygood AlexWaygood added docs Documentation in the Doc dir 3.9 only security fixes type-bug An unexpected behavior, bug, or error 3.10 only security fixes 3.11 only security fixes labels Oct 30, 2021
    @AlexWaygood AlexWaygood added docs Documentation in the Doc dir type-bug An unexpected behavior, bug, or error labels Oct 30, 2021
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    This issue is related, but distinct, to previous issue https://bugs.python.org/issue42280.

    @AlexWaygood AlexWaygood changed the title Documentation on GenericAlias objects could be improved Documentation on GenericAlias objects and __class_getitem__ could be improved Nov 3, 2021
    @AlexWaygood AlexWaygood changed the title Documentation on GenericAlias objects could be improved Documentation on GenericAlias objects and __class_getitem__ could be improved Nov 3, 2021
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    New changeset e03e503 by Alex Waygood in branch 'main':
    bpo-45680: typing docs: improve links to docs on GenericAlias/__class_getitem__ (GH-29387)
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    New changeset c108966 by Miss Islington (bot) in branch '3.10':
    bpo-45680: typing docs: improve links to docs on GenericAlias/__class_getitem__ (GH-29387)
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    New changeset e813dd4 by Miss Islington (bot) in branch '3.9':
    bpo-45680: typing docs: improve links to docs on GenericAlias/__class_getitem__ (GH-29387)
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    ambv commented Nov 6, 2021

    New changeset 77a2c77 by Alex Waygood in branch 'main':
    [doc] bpo-45680: Improve glossary entry for generic types (GH-29388)
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    ambv commented Nov 6, 2021

    New changeset 494f8da by Miss Islington (bot) in branch '3.10':
    [doc] bpo-45680: Improve glossary entry for generic types (GH-29388) (GH-29447)
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    ambv commented Nov 6, 2021

    New changeset 643f50c by Miss Islington (bot) in branch '3.9':
    [doc] bpo-45680: Improve glossary entry for generic types (GH-29388) (GH-29448)
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    ambv commented Nov 18, 2021

    New changeset 31b3a70 by Alex Waygood in branch 'main':
    [doc] bpo-45680: Disambiguate __getitem__ and __class_getitem__ in the data model (GH-29389)
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    ambv commented Nov 18, 2021

    New changeset fde9f61 by Miss Islington (bot) in branch '3.10':
    [3.10] [doc] bpo-45680: Disambiguate __getitem__ and __class_getitem__ in the data model (GH-29389) (GH-29620)
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    ambv commented Nov 18, 2021

    New changeset 591bf41 by Miss Islington (bot) in branch '3.9':
    [3.9] [doc] bpo-45680: Disambiguate __getitem__ and __class_getitem__ in the data model (GH-29389) (GH-29619)
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    New changeset 0eae9a2 by Alex Waygood in branch 'main':
    bpo-45680: Clarify documentation on GenericAlias objects (GH-29335)
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    New changeset 24d0b33 by Miss Islington (bot) in branch '3.10':
    [3.10] bpo-45680: Clarify documentation on GenericAlias objects (GH-29335) (GH-30688)
    24d0b33

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    New changeset 1faf7c4 by Ken Jin in branch 'main':
    bpo-45680: Minor formatting fix in stdtypes.rst (GH-30690)
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    New changeset 0064516 by Ken Jin in branch '3.9':
    [3.9] bpo-45680: Clarify documentation on GenericAlias objects (GH-29335) (GH-30689)
    0064516

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    Phew, we're finally done. Thanks Alex for the PRs, and Łukasz, Guido (and many others) for all the reviews!

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    Wait... there's still PR 29479 open!

    But that can wait a little while -- getting PR 29335 over the line is definitely worth celebrating!!

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    Wait... there's still PR 29479 open!

    Sorry, I was too excited when PR 29335 merged and missed that. In the future, please re-open if you feel I closed an issue wrongly. Thanks!

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    Sorry, I was too excited when PR 29335 merged and missed that. In the future, please re-open if you feel I closed an issue wrongly. Thanks!

    No worries — will do!

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    New changeset 5073129 by Alex Waygood in branch 'main':
    bpo-45680: Improve docs on subscriptions w.r.t. GenericAlias objects (GH-29479)
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    And now I think we're really done! Thanks for all your work here @AlexWaygood.

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    New changeset 06108c0 by Miss Islington (bot) in branch '3.10':
    bpo-45680: Improve docs on subscriptions w.r.t. GenericAlias objects (GH-29479)
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    New changeset e83f084 by Miss Islington (bot) in branch '3.9':
    bpo-45680: Improve docs on subscriptions w.r.t. GenericAlias objects (GH-29479)
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    Thanks so much to Ken, Łukasz, Jelle, Guido, and everybody else who helped review these PRs!

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