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diff --git a/Doc/library/inspect.rst b/Doc/library/inspect.rst index 7a57a0d..d127ce8 100644 --- a/Doc/library/inspect.rst +++ b/Doc/library/inspect.rst @@ -575,13 +575,13 @@ properties, will be invoked and :meth:`__getattr__` and :meth:`__getattribute__` may be called. For cases where you want passive introspection, like documentation tools, this -can be inconvenient. `getattr_static` has the same signature as :func:`getattr` +can be inconvenient. :func:`getattr_static` has the same signature as :func:`getattr` but avoids executing code when it fetches attributes. .. function:: getattr_static(obj, attr, default=None) Retrieve attributes without triggering dynamic lookup via the - descriptor protocol, `__getattr__` or `__getattribute__`. + descriptor protocol, :meth:`__getattr__` or :meth:`__getattribute__`. Note: this function may not be able to retrieve all attributes that getattr can fetch (like dynamically created attributes) @@ -589,12 +589,12 @@ but avoids executing code when it fetches attributes. that raise AttributeError). It can also return descriptors objects instead of instance members. - If the instance `__dict__` is shadowed by another member (for example a + If the instance :attr:`__dict__` is shadowed by another member (for example a property) then this function will be unable to find instance members. .. versionadded:: 3.2 -`getattr_static` does not resolve descriptors, for example slot descriptors or +:func:`getattr_static` does not resolve descriptors, for example slot descriptors or getset descriptors on objects implemented in C. The descriptor object is returned instead of the underlying attribute. |