gh-72088: clarify inspect.ismethod returns False for class-level access#146505
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…l access Accessing a method through the class returns a plain function, not a bound method, so ismethod() returns False in that case. Add a note and a cross-reference to the 'instance methods' section of the data model reference to explain this.
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Consider using a more modern .. note:: admonition.
cc @encukou
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Should we also note in the |
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Finished and merged in #150013. |
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inspect.ismethod()returnsFalsewhen a method is accessed through theclass rather than an instance (because the result is a plain function, not a
bound method). This trips up users coming from Python 2, where unbound methods
existed. The current one-liner docstring gives no hint of this behaviour.
Adds a short note and a cross-reference to the
instance-methodssection ofthe language reference so readers can understand why.
Fixes issue gh-72088
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