[spec] Clarification: Are symbols not listed in `__all__` ever considered public?
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Description
According to https://typing.readthedocs.io/en/latest/guides/libraries.html#library-interface-public-and-private-symbols:
A module can expose an
__all__symbol at the module level that provides a list of names that are considered part of the interface. This overrides all other rules above, allowing imported symbols or symbols whose names begin with an underscore to be included in the interface.
Does this mean that if __all__ is present: ① A symbol is public if and only if it is listed in __all__ or ② If a symbol is listed in __all__, it is public, but things not listed in __all__ can still be considered public as well?
For example:
# module.py
__all__ = ["identity"]
from typing import TypeVar
T = TypeVar("T")
def identity(x: T) -> T:
return x
Are TypeVar and T considered public members of module.py? If so, what is the suggested way to exclude them? T could be renamed to _T, but is one supposed to do from typing import TypeVar as _TypeVar, if one wants TypeVar to not be considered a public member of module?
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Start with the linked Library Interface: Public and Private Symbols guide and compare its all wording with the module.py example in the issue. Done means the public-symbol behavior is clarified in the documentation, including how imported names and TypeVar declarations should be excluded when appropriate.
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