Commit 097cd072 authored by Amaury Forgeot d'Arc's avatar Amaury Forgeot d'Arc

#6428: py3k requires that __bool__ return a bool (and not an int)

Fix the error message and the documentation.
parent dd07ebb4
......@@ -1254,11 +1254,11 @@ Basic customization
.. index:: single: __len__() (mapping object method)
Called to implement truth value testing and the built-in operation
``bool()``; should return ``False`` or ``True``, or their integer equivalents
``0`` or ``1``. When this method is not defined, :meth:`__len__` is called,
if it is defined, and the object is considered true if its result is nonzero.
If a class defines neither :meth:`__len__` nor :meth:`__bool__`, all its
instances are considered true.
``bool()``; should return ``False`` or ``True``. When this method is not
defined, :meth:`__len__` is called, if it is defined, and the object is
considered true if its result is nonzero. If a class defines neither
:meth:`__len__` nor :meth:`__bool__`, all its instances are considered
true.
.. _attribute-access:
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......@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ What's New in Python 3.2 Alpha 1?
Core and Builtins
-----------------
- Issue #6428: Since Python 3.0, the __bool__ method must return a bool
object, and not an int. Fix the corresponding error message, and the
documentation.
- The deprecated PyCObject has been removed.
- Issue #6347: Include inttypes.h as well as stdint.h in pyport.h.
......
......@@ -4807,10 +4807,8 @@ slot_nb_bool(PyObject *self)
}
else {
PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
"%s should return "
"bool or int, returned %s",
(using_len ? "__len__"
: "__bool__"),
"__bool__ should return "
"bool, returned %s",
Py_TYPE(temp)->tp_name);
result = -1;
}
......
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