bpo:29950: Rename SlotWrapperType to WrapperDescriptorType (GH-926)

Author: DimitrisJim

Doc/library/types.rst

@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ Standard names are defined for the following types:
    C".)
 
 
-.. data:: SlotWrapperType
+.. data:: WrapperDescriptorType
 
    The type of methods of some built-in data types and base classes such as
    :meth:`object.__init__` or :meth:`object.__lt__`.

Lib/test/test_types.py

@@ -577,10 +577,10 @@ def test_internal_sizes(self):
         self.assertGreater(tuple.__itemsize__, 0)
 
     def test_slot_wrapper_types(self):
-        self.assertIsInstance(object.__init__, types.SlotWrapperType)
-        self.assertIsInstance(object.__str__, types.SlotWrapperType)
-        self.assertIsInstance(object.__lt__, types.SlotWrapperType)
-        self.assertIsInstance(int.__lt__, types.SlotWrapperType)
+        self.assertIsInstance(object.__init__, types.WrapperDescriptorType)
+        self.assertIsInstance(object.__str__, types.WrapperDescriptorType)
+        self.assertIsInstance(object.__lt__, types.WrapperDescriptorType)
+        self.assertIsInstance(int.__lt__, types.WrapperDescriptorType)
 
     def test_method_wrapper_types(self):
         self.assertIsInstance(object().__init__, types.MethodWrapperType)

Lib/types.py

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def _m(self): pass
 BuiltinFunctionType = type(len)
 BuiltinMethodType = type([].append)     # Same as BuiltinFunctionType
 
-SlotWrapperType = type(object.__init__)
+WrapperDescriptorType = type(object.__init__)
 MethodWrapperType = type(object().__str__)
 MethodDescriptorType = type(str.join)
 

Misc/NEWS

@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ Library
 - Issue #29444: Fixed out-of-bounds buffer access in the group() method of
   the match object.  Based on patch by WGH.
 
-- Issue #29377: Add SlotWrapperType, MethodWrapperType, and
+- Issue #29377: Add WrapperDescriptorType, MethodWrapperType, and
   MethodDescriptorType built-in types to types module.
   Original patch by Manuel Krebber.