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PEP 487 – Simpler customisation of class creation

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Description

https://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/3.6.html#pep-487-simpler-customization-of-class-creation

https://peps.python.org/pep-0487/

This PEP proposes to support a wide range of customisation scenarios through a new __init_subclass__ hook in the class body, and a hook to initialize attributes.

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading the linked Python 3.6 documentation and PEP 487 to define the required class-creation hooks. Then locate the corresponding IronPython runtime implementation and tests; done means the documented init_subclass and attribute-initialization behavior is supported and covered by tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp, python
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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