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authorGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2006-03-08 18:09:27 (GMT)
committerGeorg Brandl <georg@python.org>2006-03-08 18:09:27 (GMT)
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Patch #1434038: property() now uses the getter's docstring if there is
no "doc" argument given. This makes it possible to legitimately use property() as a decorator to produce a read-only property.
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@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ What's New in Python 2.5 alpha 1?
Core and builtins
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+- Patch #1434038: property() now uses the getter's docstring if there is
+ no "doc" argument given. This makes it possible to legitimately use
+ property() as a decorator to produce a read-only property.
+
- PEP 357, patch 1436368: add an __index__ method to int/long and a matching
nb_index slot to the PyNumberMethods struct. The slot is consulted instead
of requiring an int or long in slicing and a few other contexts, enabling