pythongh-104874: Document NewType.__supertype__ (python#104875)

erlend-aasland · May 24, 2023 · 41768a2 · 41768a2
1 parent dbcdbf1
commit 41768a2
Show file tree

Hide file tree

Showing 2 changed files with 14 additions and 0 deletions.
diff --git a/Doc/library/typing.rst b/Doc/library/typing.rst
@@ -1648,6 +1648,18 @@ These are not used in annotations. They are building blocks for declaring types.
       UserId = NewType('UserId', int)
       first_user = UserId(1)
 
+   .. attribute:: __module__
+
+      The module in which the new type is defined.
+
+   .. attribute:: __name__
+
+      The name of the new type.
+
+   .. attribute:: __supertype__
+
+      The type that the new type is based on.
+
    .. versionadded:: 3.5.2
 
    .. versionchanged:: 3.10

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-05-24-09-34-23.gh-issue-104874.oqyJSy.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-05-24-09-34-23.gh-issue-104874.oqyJSy.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Document the ``__name__`` and ``__supertype__`` attributes of
+:class:`typing.NewType`. Patch by Jelle Zijlstra.