bpo-31503: Customize module.__dir__.#3610
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Allow dir(module) to be informed by module.__all__, if it exists.
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Thanks for wanting to improve Python. At a minimum you will need to open an issue on bugs.python.org to discuss this proposal. However, it has significant backward compatibility issues, so it is unlikely to be accepted in my opinion, even if others agreed it would be a good idea. |
codypiersall
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Looks like this feature (or a close enough feature) is getting implemented as part of PEP 562, so I'm closing this PR. Woohoo! |
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Allow dir(module) to be informed by module.all, if it exists.
dir(some_module)could provide a more useful result than it currently does. Python already provides a protocol for specifying a module's API:__all__.dir(some_module)would be more useful if it only returned what is insome_module.__all__, if it is defined. This PR makesdir(some_module)basically returnsome_module.__all__, if it exists. Otherwise, the old behavior is maintained.https://bugs.python.org/issue31503