[issue2680] gotcha: _fields_ is final but accepts lists

Thomas Heller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> added the comment: Closing as won't fix. -- resolution: -> wont fix status: open -> closed __ Tracker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> __

[issue2680] gotcha: _fields_ is final but accepts lists

Thomas Heller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> added the comment: > The __slots__ member of a class object has the same behavior. > You may mutate it (even replace it) but this has no effect: only the > value available when the "class" statement was executed is relevant. The rules in ctypes are a little bit

[issue2680] gotcha: _fields_ is final but accepts lists

Amaury Forgeot d'Arc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> added the comment: The __slots__ member of a class object has the same behavior. You may mutate it (even replace it) but this has no effect: only the value available when the "class" statement was executed is relevant. -- nosy: +amaury.forgeotdarc

[issue2680] gotcha: _fields_ is final but accepts lists

New submission from Carlos Scheidegger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: When creating ctypes.Structure classes dynamically, there's a gotcha. _fields_ is final, but it takes a list that can be appended to. I'm not sure this is a bug, but I would argue it is a lot more surprising than it could be: Python 2.5