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Thu Feb 23 22:18:57 CET 2006 · https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2006-February/061772.html

On 2/22/06, Michael Chermside <mcherm at mcherm.com> wrote:
> A minor related point about on_missing():
>
> Haven't we learned from regrets over the .next() method of iterators
> that all "magically" invoked methods should be named using the __xxx__
> pattern? Shouldn't it be named __on_missing__() instead?

Good point. I'll call it __missing__. I've uploaded a new patch to
python.org/sf/1433928.

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