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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libinspect.tex b/Doc/lib/libinspect.tex index 5cabb80..b61a6e0 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libinspect.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libinspect.tex @@ -180,13 +180,32 @@ Note: Return true if the object is a data descriptor. Data descriptors have both a __get__ and a __set__ attribute. Examples are - properties (defined in Python) and getsets and members (defined in C). - Typically, data descriptors will also have __name__ and __doc__ attributes - (properties, getsets, and members have both of these attributes), but this - is not guaranteed. + properties (defined in Python), getsets, and members. The latter two are + defined in C and there are more specific tests available for those types, + which is robust across Python implementations. Typically, data descriptors + will also have __name__ and __doc__ attributes (properties, getsets, and + members have both of these attributes), but this is not guaranteed. \versionadded{2.3} \end{funcdesc} +\begin{funcdesc}{isgetsetdescriptor}{object} + Return true if the object is a getset descriptor. + + getsets are attributes defined in extension modules via \code{PyGetSetDef} + structures. For Python implementations without such types, this method will + always return \code{False}. +\versionadded{2.5} +\end{funcdesc} + +\begin{funcdesc}{ismemberdescriptor}{object} + Return true if the object is a member descriptor. + + Member descriptors are attributes defined in extension modules via + \code{PyMemberDef} structures. For Python implementations without such + types, this method will always return \code{False}. +\versionadded{2.5} +\end{funcdesc} + \subsection{Retrieving source code \label{inspect-source}} diff --git a/Doc/lib/libtypes.tex b/Doc/lib/libtypes.tex index 19d2faa..5e0c5a6 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libtypes.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libtypes.tex @@ -180,6 +180,30 @@ The type of buffer objects created by the \function{buffer()}\bifuncindex{buffer} function. \end{datadesc} +\begin{datadesc}{DictProxyType} +The type of dict proxies, such as \code{TypeType.__dict__}. +\end{datadesc} + +\begin{datadesc}{NotImplementedType} +The type of \code{NotImplemented} +\end{datadesc} + +\begin{datadesc}{GetSetDescriptorType} +The type of objects defined in extension modules with \code{PyGetSetDef}, such +as \code{FrameType.f_locals} or \code{array.array.typecode}. This constant is +not defined in implementations of Python that do not have such extension +types, so for portable code use \code{hasattr(types, 'GetSetDescriptorType')}. +\versionadded{2.5} +\end{datadesc} + +\begin{datadesc}{MemberDescriptorType} +The type of objects defined in extension modules with \code{PyMemberDef}, such +as \code {datetime.timedelta.days}. This constant is not defined in +implementations of Python that do not have such extension types, so for +portable code use \code{hasattr(types, 'MemberDescriptorType')}. +\versionadded{2.5} +\end{datadesc} + \begin{datadesc}{StringTypes} A sequence containing \code{StringType} and \code{UnicodeType} used to facilitate easier checking for any string object. Using this is more |