diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2022-02-01-10-05-27.bpo-43721.-1XAIo.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2022-02-01-10-05-27.bpo-43721.-1XAIo.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..4e3ad02057a --- /dev/null +++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2022-02-01-10-05-27.bpo-43721.-1XAIo.rst @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Fix docstrings of :attr:`~property.getter`, :attr:`~property.setter`, and :attr:`~property.deleter` to clarify that they create a new copy of the property. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/Objects/descrobject.c b/Objects/descrobject.c index 2d4cfb5b7ae..e255d4ae5f8 100644 --- a/Objects/descrobject.c +++ b/Objects/descrobject.c @@ -1501,7 +1501,7 @@ static PyMemberDef property_members[] = { PyDoc_STRVAR(getter_doc, - "Descriptor to change the getter on a property."); + "Descriptor to obtain a copy of the property with a different getter."); static PyObject * property_getter(PyObject *self, PyObject *getter) @@ -1511,7 +1511,7 @@ property_getter(PyObject *self, PyObject *getter) PyDoc_STRVAR(setter_doc, - "Descriptor to change the setter on a property."); + "Descriptor to obtain a copy of the property with a different setter."); static PyObject * property_setter(PyObject *self, PyObject *setter) @@ -1521,7 +1521,7 @@ property_setter(PyObject *self, PyObject *setter) PyDoc_STRVAR(deleter_doc, - "Descriptor to change the deleter on a property."); + "Descriptor to obtain a copy of the property with a different deleter."); static PyObject * property_deleter(PyObject *self, PyObject *deleter)