PEP 767: Include __init_subclass__ in initialization (#4181)

Author: Enegg

peps/pep-0767.rst

@@ -98,8 +98,7 @@ Today, there are three major ways of achieving read-only attributes, honored by
 Protocols
 ---------
 
-A read-only attribute ``name: T`` on a :class:`~typing.Protocol` in principle
-defines two requirements:
+Suppose a :class:`~typing.Protocol` member ``name: T`` defining two requirements:
 
 1. ``hasattr(obj, "name")``
 2. ``isinstance(obj.name, T)``
@@ -251,7 +250,12 @@ Initialization
 
 Assignment to a read-only attribute can only occur in the class declaring the attribute.
 There is no restriction to how many times the attribute can be assigned to.
-The assignment must be allowed in the following contexts:
+Depending on the kind of the attribute, they can be assigned to at different sites:
+
+Instance Attributes
+'''''''''''''''''''
+
+Assignment to an instance attribute must be allowed in the following contexts:
 
 * In ``__init__``, on the instance received as the first parameter (likely, ``self``).
 * In ``__new__``, on instances of the declaring class created via a call
@@ -267,9 +271,6 @@ Additionally, a type checker may choose to allow the assignment:
 * In ``@classmethod``\ s, on instances of the declaring class created via
   a call to the class' or super-class' ``__new__`` method.
 
-Note that a child class cannot assign to any read-only attributes of a parent class
-in any of the aforementioned contexts, unless the attribute is redeclared.
-
 .. code-block:: python
 
     from collections import abc
@@ -332,6 +333,25 @@ in any of the aforementioned contexts, unless the attribute is redeclared.
             self.numerator, self.denominator = f.as_integer_ratio()
             return self
 
+Class Attributes
+''''''''''''''''
+
+Read-only class attributes are attributes annotated as both ``ReadOnly`` and ``ClassVar``.
+Assignment to such attributes must be allowed in the following contexts:
+
+* At declaration in the body of the class.
+* In ``__init_subclass__``, on the class object received as the first parameter (likely, ``cls``).
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+    class URI:
+        protocol: ReadOnly[ClassVar[str]] = ""
+
+        def __init_subclass__(cls, protocol: str = "") -> None:
+            cls.protocol = protocol
+
+    class File(URI, protocol="file"): ...
+
 When a class-level declaration has an initializing value, it can serve as a `flyweight <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flyweight_pattern>`_
 default for instances:
 
@@ -367,8 +387,8 @@ protocols or ABCs)::
 Subtyping
 ---------
 
-Read-only attributes are covariant. This has a few subtyping implications.
-Borrowing from :pep:`705#inheritance`:
+The inability to reassign read-only attributes makes them covariant.
+This has a few subtyping implications. Borrowing from :pep:`705#inheritance`:
 
 * Read-only attributes can be redeclared as writable attributes, descriptors
   or class variables::
@@ -493,9 +513,6 @@ Interaction with Other Type Qualifiers
 This is consistent with the interaction of ``ReadOnly`` and :class:`typing.TypedDict`
 defined in :pep:`705`.
 
-An attribute annotated as both ``ReadOnly`` and ``ClassVar`` can only be assigned to
-at declaration in the class body.
-
 An attribute cannot be annotated as both ``ReadOnly`` and ``Final``, as the two
 qualifiers differ in semantics, and ``Final`` is generally more restrictive.
 ``Final`` remains allowed as an annotation of attributes that are only implied
@@ -604,23 +621,6 @@ to allow initialization in. This however could easily result in users mistakenly
 or purposefully breaking the aforementioned invariants. It is also a fairly
 big ask for a relatively niche feature.
 
-``ReadOnly[ClassVar[...]]`` and ``__init_subclass__``
------------------------------------------------------
-
-Should read-only class variables be assignable to within the declaring class'
-``__init_subclass__``?
-
-.. code-block:: python
-
-    class URI:
-        protocol: ReadOnly[ClassVar[str]] = ""
-
-        def __init_subclass__(cls, protocol: str = "") -> None:
-            cls.foo = protocol
-
-    class File(URI, protocol="file"): ...
-
-
 Footnotes
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