IronLanguages / IronLanguages/ironpython3

Equality operator fails if lookup for __eq__ in class is unsuccessful

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Description

For example:

def missing(self):
    raise AttributeError("missing")

class E:
    __eq__ = property(missing)

assert not (E() == E())

raises AttributeError: missing rather than pass the assertion.

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Research direction

Reproduce the provided Python example first, then trace the equality operator and eq lookup handling in IronPython3. The work is done when the example completes without AttributeError and the assertion passes, with a regression test covering this behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp, python
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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