"David Abrahams" <dave@boost-consulting.com> writes:
> [function-like object with no __name__ breaks pydoc]
>
> It seems I'm breaking some protocol. It's easy enough to add a '__name__'
> attribute to my function objects, but I'd like to be sure that I'm adding
> everything I really /should/ add.
I am fairly certain the protocols inspect uses are not written down
anywhere. I think they're defined entirely by the implementation.
> Just how much like a regular Python function does my function have
> to be in order to make the help system (and other standard systems
> with such expectations) happy?
"Use the source, Luke." Not a good answer, but probably the only one.
I guess inspect thinks your object looks like a method descriptor? It
certainly seems to think it's a "routine" whatever that means...
Cheers,
M.
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