WIP on master: 5a2a544 forgot about this stash

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/diffeq.py b/diffeq.py
index 05d42b6..3c8769c 100644
--- a/diffeq.py
+++ b/diffeq.py
@@ -10,18 +10,30 @@ class DiffEq(object):
         >>> self._foo=2 #setting an _under var makes it still callable by...
         >>> self.foo
         2
+        >>> self.foo is self._foo
+        True            #so they share the same namespace
         
         >>> # Now suppose foo is a class method and bar is in _flags.
-        >>> self.foo    #finding the object having not found it before
+        >>> self.foo    #finding the object having not found it before:
                         #self.foo() is called and stored to self.__foo
                         #self.__foo is returned
         
-        >>> self.foo    #finding the object having asked for it before
+        >>> self.foo    #finding the object having asked for it before:
                         #self.__foo is returned
         
         >>> self.bar=2  #setting bar resets all self.__foos
         
         >>> self.foo    #self.foo() is called again, self.__foo returned
+        
+        >>> # You can also subvert the second mechanism using the first,
+        >>> # as the mechansims do not recurse on themselves.
+        >>> # Suppose _foo is a class method, bar is in _flags
+        >>> self.foo
+        <bound method self._foo of ... >
+        >>> self._foo
+        <bound method self._foo of ... >
+        >>> self
+        >>> # The class is prevented from creating ___trunder variables.
     
     Note that with this behavior you should treat all variable names, be they
     normal, _under, or __dunder, as in the same namespace. Don't even try to
@@ -59,7 +71,7 @@ class DiffEq(object):
         sgetattr = super(DiffEq, self).__getattribute__
         try:
             value = sgetattr(attr)
-            if type(value) == types.MethodType:
+            if type(value) == types.MethodType and attr[0] != '_':
                 try: value = sgetattr("__" + attr)
                 except AttributeError:
                     value = value()