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diff --git a/Lib/abc.py b/Lib/abc.py
index a6c2dc4..09778e8 100644
--- a/Lib/abc.py
+++ b/Lib/abc.py
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ def abstractmethod(funcobj):
class abstractclassmethod(classmethod):
- """A decorator indicating abstract classmethods.
+ """
+ A decorator indicating abstract classmethods.
Similar to abstractmethod.
@@ -36,6 +37,9 @@ class abstractclassmethod(classmethod):
@abstractclassmethod
def my_abstract_classmethod(cls, ...):
...
+
+ 'abstractclassmethod' is deprecated. Use 'classmethod' with
+ 'abstractmethod' instead.
"""
__isabstractmethod__ = True
@@ -46,7 +50,8 @@ class abstractclassmethod(classmethod):
class abstractstaticmethod(staticmethod):
- """A decorator indicating abstract staticmethods.
+ """
+ A decorator indicating abstract staticmethods.
Similar to abstractmethod.
@@ -56,6 +61,9 @@ class abstractstaticmethod(staticmethod):
@abstractstaticmethod
def my_abstract_staticmethod(...):
...
+
+ 'abstractstaticmethod' is deprecated. Use 'staticmethod' with
+ 'abstractmethod' instead.
"""
__isabstractmethod__ = True
@@ -66,7 +74,8 @@ class abstractstaticmethod(staticmethod):
class abstractproperty(property):
- """A decorator indicating abstract properties.
+ """
+ A decorator indicating abstract properties.
Requires that the metaclass is ABCMeta or derived from it. A
class that has a metaclass derived from ABCMeta cannot be
@@ -88,7 +97,11 @@ class abstractproperty(property):
def getx(self): ...
def setx(self, value): ...
x = abstractproperty(getx, setx)
+
+ 'abstractproperty' is deprecated. Use 'property' with 'abstractmethod'
+ instead.
"""
+
__isabstractmethod__ = True
@@ -133,11 +146,14 @@ class ABCMeta(type):
return cls
def register(cls, subclass):
- """Register a virtual subclass of an ABC."""
+ """Register a virtual subclass of an ABC.
+
+ Returns the subclass, to allow usage as a class decorator.
+ """
if not isinstance(subclass, type):
raise TypeError("Can only register classes")
if issubclass(subclass, cls):
- return # Already a subclass
+ return subclass # Already a subclass
# Subtle: test for cycles *after* testing for "already a subclass";
# this means we allow X.register(X) and interpret it as a no-op.
if issubclass(cls, subclass):
@@ -145,6 +161,7 @@ class ABCMeta(type):
raise RuntimeError("Refusing to create an inheritance cycle")
cls._abc_registry.add(subclass)
ABCMeta._abc_invalidation_counter += 1 # Invalidate negative cache
+ return subclass
def _dump_registry(cls, file=None):
"""Debug helper to print the ABC registry."""