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Author pjenvey
Recipients iamedu, pjenvey
Date 2010-01-10.22:30:44
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Jython/Pypy seem more correct than CPython according to the rules on http://docs.python.org/reference/datamodel.html

"For instance bindings, the precedence of descriptor invocation depends on the which descriptor methods are defined. Normally, data descriptors define both __get__() and __set__(), while non-data descriptors have just the __get__() method. Data descriptors always override a redefinition in an instance dictionary. In contrast, non-data descriptors can be overridden by instances."

"A descriptor can define any combination of __get__(), __set__() and __delete__(). If it does not define __get__(), then accessing the attribute even on an instance will return the descriptor object itself. If the descriptor defines __set__() and/or __delete__(), it is a data descriptor; if it defines neither, it is a non-data descriptor."

But I don't think we can fault CPython as it's had this behavior forever
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