gzip module calls getattr incorrectly

[NeilMuller]

BPO	10465
Nosy	@birkenfeld
Files	gzip_getattr.diff gzip_getattr_test.diff: test for the getattr bug

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[NeilMuller]

gzip._PaddedFile.__getattr__ chains out to getattr, but does so incorrectly (found via running the numpy test suite).

The attached patch fixes this.

[NeilMuller]

Add a test demonstrating the error.

[birkenfeld]

Thanks for the catch, fixed in r86555.