Support `__del__`
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Description
I'd like to be able to use a __del__ method in #[pymethods], however it's not being called.
There are two other related issue #402 and #774. #774 seems most relevant but the OP get's told they shouldn't be using __del__. AFAIK issuing a ResourceWarning is a legitimate use of __del__.
I could print a warning in Drop but that won't be a python warning and will confuse people, without support for __del__ I don't see another way around this.
Related PR https://github.com/samuelcolvin/watchfiles/pull/164
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Review how #[pymethods] currently handles object lifecycle methods, comparing the requested del behavior with Rust Drop and Python ResourceWarning semantics. Read related issues #402 and #774 first; done means defining and validating supported del behavior without relying on a Rust-only warning.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python, rust
- Domain
- api
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100