Adds docs about new __slots__ feature
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Done! @JukkaL and @JelleZijlstra, thanks a lot for the review! |
docs/source/class_basics.rst
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| 1. All base classes (except builtin ones) must have explicit ``__slots__`` defined | ||
| 2. ``__slots__`` must not include ``__dict__``. For example, ``__slots__ = ("__dict__", ...)`` is not valid. |
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Pretty sure CPython allows __slots__ to include __dict__.
If dynamic assignment of new variables is desired, then add 'dict' to the sequence of strings in the slots declaration.
So this would fall under custom rules, right?
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It is very debatable whether slotted class with __dict__ is still a slotted class 🤔
Probably it can be in any category.
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Oh, I see where I got confused, suggested some phrasing changes :-)
docs/source/class_basics.rst
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| 1. All base classes (except builtin ones) must have explicit ``__slots__`` defined | ||
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Oh, I see where I got confused, suggested some phrasing changes :-)
Co-authored-by: Shantanu <[email protected]>
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@hauntsaninja thanks, great suggestion! 👍 |
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Thank you for both the feature and the docs! |
Refs #10801
Refs #10864