Steven D'Aprano <steve+pyt...@pearwood.info> added the comment:
This is not a bug. ``sys.maxsize`` is just an int instance, and it has no docstring itself. When you look up ``sys.maxsize.__doc__``, or call ``help(sys.maxsize)``, the ordinary inheritance rules apply and you get the class docstring. There is nothing magical about ``sys.maxsize``. You will get the same result for ``help(2147483647)`` or ``help(1234)`` or any other int. So you are getting the correct docstring, the one which belongs to the class. I'm going to close this as "not a bug", but if you believe that you have a good reason to treat this as a bug, please reply. If your argument is convincing, we can re-open the ticket. ---------- nosy: +steven.daprano resolution: -> not a bug stage: -> resolved status: open -> closed _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue38213> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
