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Behaviour change in py312 for protocols with non-callable members and custom __subclasshook__ methods #105974

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On Python 3.11:

>>> from typing import * >>> @runtime_checkable ... class Foo(Protocol): ... x = 1 ... @classmethod ... def __subclasshook__(cls, other): ... return hasattr(other, 'x') ... >>> issubclass(object, Foo) False

On Python 3.12:

>>> from typing import * >>> @runtime_checkable ... class Foo(Protocol): ... x = 1 ... @classmethod ... def __subclasshook__(cls, other): ... return hsattr(cls, 'x') ... >>> issubclass(object, Foo) Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> File "C:\Users\alexw\coding\cpython\Lib\typing.py", line 1829, in __subclasscheck__ raise TypeError( TypeError: Protocols with non-method members don't support issubclass()

I think I prefer the Python 3.11 behaviour here, since the whole point of allowing protocols to define custom __subclasshook__ methods is so that users can customise how issubclass() works on user-defined protocols.

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3.12only security fixes3.13bugs and security fixesstdlibStandard Library Python modules in the Lib/ directorytopic-typingtype-bugAn unexpected behavior, bug, or error

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