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SymbolTable.get_identifiers() docstring return value incorrect #93660
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Alternatively, that method could return a list by wrapping the return value in list(), but that could potentially be backward incompatible so I assume its preferable to just update the documentation.
Thanks for spotting this! As an aside, looks like the type in typeshed is also incorrect, in case you feel like making another PR: https://github.com/python/typeshed/blob/ad48606a0d901d907f2428917d7a5f97959b4733/stdlib/symtable.pyi#L21 :-)
Sure, typeshed PR is here:
python/typeshed#8054
CPython PR is here:
#93661
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SymbolTable.get_identifiers() currently says:
"Return a list of names of symbols in this table."
However, the returned value is actually dict_keys, a dictionary view object, which doesn't support everything that a list does (notably, it's not subscriptable).
I have a PR with a proposed change incoming.