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A guide to Python's magic methods.

67 points by experiment0 14y ago

tagada 14y ago
mmmh ... No description, unfortunately, and the link provided to the "up to date" description page is broken. What are thos "Magic Methods" ...?
wildranter 14y ago
Here's a link that reveals a little bit more [1]. Cool stuff. Thanks for making this! [1] https://raw.github.com/RafeKettler/magicmethods/master/magicmethods.html https://raw.github.com/RafeKettler/magicmethods/master/magic...
captn3m0 14y ago
Thanks a lot! This is the one reason that keeps me from using python.
DasIch 14y ago
The official language reference[1] covers this, provides the most recent information and is undoubtedly correct. Why would I use this instead? In fact looking at the description of `__del__` there is some very crucial information missing regarding access to globals and circular references. [1]: http://docs.python.org/3/reference/datamodel.html http://docs.python.org/3/reference/datamodel.html
- hiwaylon 14y ago
  Who said instead? Why not in addition to? Don't be such a hater.
- cocoflunchy 14y ago
  From the introduction : They're also not as well documented as they need to be. All of the magic methods for Python appear in the same section in the Python docs, but they're scattered about and only loosely organized. There's hardly an example to be found in that section (and that may very well be by design, since they're all detailed in the language reference, along with boring syntax descriptions, etc.).
experiment0 14y ago
The actual website is down at the moment but heres a link to the full PDF. https://github.com/RafeKettler/magicmethods/blob/master/magicmethods.pdf?raw=true https://github.com/RafeKettler/magicmethods/blob/master/magi...
TommyDANGerous 14y ago
Thanks for the read.
jmount 14y ago
The ongoing obsession with direct to github store links is irritating. Why not post a link to a designed start of reading point like: http://www.rafekettler.com/magicmethods.html http://www.rafekettler.com/magicmethods.html ? Or to https://github.com/RafeKettler/magicmethods/raw/master/magicmethods.pdf https://github.com/RafeKettler/magicmethods/raw/master/magic... so we can share the pleasure of the Scribd cabal screwing up the link and "annoyance wall" the content.

67 points by experiment0 14y ago

mmmh ... No description, unfortunately, and the link provided to the "up to date" description page is broken. What are thos "Magic Methods" ...?

wildranter 14y ago

Here's a link that reveals a little bit more [1]. Cool stuff. Thanks for making this! [1] https://raw.github.com/RafeKettler/magicmethods/master/magicmethods.html https://raw.github.com/RafeKettler/magicmethods/master/magic...

captn3m0 14y ago

Thanks a lot! This is the one reason that keeps me from using python.

DasIch 14y ago

The official language reference[1] covers this, provides the most recent information and is undoubtedly correct. Why would I use this instead? In fact looking at the description of `__del__` there is some very crucial information missing regarding access to globals and circular references. [1]: http://docs.python.org/3/reference/datamodel.html http://docs.python.org/3/reference/datamodel.html

hiwaylon 14y ago
Who said instead? Why not in addition to? Don't be such a hater.
cocoflunchy 14y ago
From the introduction : They're also not as well documented as they need to be. All of the magic methods for Python appear in the same section in the Python docs, but they're scattered about and only loosely organized. There's hardly an example to be found in that section (and that may very well be by design, since they're all detailed in the language reference, along with boring syntax descriptions, etc.).

experiment0 14y ago

The actual website is down at the moment but heres a link to the full PDF. https://github.com/RafeKettler/magicmethods/blob/master/magicmethods.pdf?raw=true https://github.com/RafeKettler/magicmethods/blob/master/magi...

TommyDANGerous 14y ago

Thanks for the read.

jmount 14y ago

The ongoing obsession with direct to github store links is irritating. Why not post a link to a designed start of reading point like: http://www.rafekettler.com/magicmethods.html http://www.rafekettler.com/magicmethods.html ? Or to https://github.com/RafeKettler/magicmethods/raw/master/magicmethods.pdf https://github.com/RafeKettler/magicmethods/raw/master/magic... so we can share the pleasure of the Scribd cabal screwing up the link and "annoyance wall" the content.