bpo-34805: Guarantee that __subclasses__() is in definition order. (GH-23844)

2 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst b/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst
index e48f67b..2869378 100644
--- a/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst
@@ -5353,8 +5353,8 @@ types, where they are relevant.  Some of these are not reported by the
 .. method:: class.__subclasses__
 
    Each class keeps a list of weak references to its immediate subclasses.  This
-   method returns a list of all those references still alive.
-   Example::
+   method returns a list of all those references still alive.  The list is in
+   definition order.  Example::
 
       >>> int.__subclasses__()
       [<class 'bool'>]
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_descr.py b/Lib/test/test_descr.py
index 307416c..f0048f4 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_descr.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_descr.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import gc
 import itertools
 import math
 import pickle
+import random
+import string
 import sys
 import types
 import unittest
@@ -845,6 +847,14 @@ class ClassPropertiesAndMethods(unittest.TestCase):
             self.fail("inheriting from ModuleType and str at the same time "
                       "should fail")
 
+        # Issue 34805: Verify that definition order is retained
+        def random_name():
+            return ''.join(random.choices(string.ascii_letters, k=10))
+        class A:
+            pass
+        subclasses = [type(random_name(), (A,), {}) for i in range(100)]
+        self.assertEqual(A.__subclasses__(), subclasses)
+
     def test_multiple_inheritance(self):
         # Testing multiple inheritance...
         class C(object):