[doc] Document that getattr can be called before init (e.g. by pickle)

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#60,446 opened on Oct 15, 2012 2 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

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Difficulty: 2/5
Estimated time: 1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness: 35/100

Issue type: Documentation
Clarity: Mostly clear
Activity status: Stale
Tech stack: python
Domain: documentation

Research direction

Start by locating the Python documentation for getattr and the pickle-related behavior described in the issue. Update the relevant documentation to state that getattr may be called before init, using pickle as an example, then run the applicable documentation checks and verify the rendered wording.

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Description

3.11 docs stdlib type-feature

BPO	16242
Nosy	@pitrou, @avassalotti

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assignee = None
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created_at = <Date 2012-10-15.18:11:13.593>
labels = ['3.11', 'type-feature', 'library', 'docs']
title = '[doc]  Document that __getattr__ can be called before __init__ (e.g. by pickle)'
updated_at = <Date 2021-11-26.23:10:29.318>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/powderflask'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2021-11-26.23:10:29.318>
actor = 'iritkatriel'
assignee = 'docs@python'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Documentation', 'Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2012-10-15.18:11:13.593>
creator = 'powderflask'
dependencies = []
files = []
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issue_num = 16242
keywords = []
message_count = 2.0
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priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue16242'
versions = ['Python 3.11']

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