[3.14] Improve hash() builtin docstring with caveats. (GH-125229)#149054
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hash() builtin docstring with caveats. (GH-125229)#149054gpshead merged 1 commit intopython:3.14from
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) Improve `hash()` builtin docstring with caveats. Mention its return type and that the value can be expected to change between processes (hash randomization). Why? The `hash` builtin gets reached for and used by a lot of people whether it is the right tool or not. IDEs surface docstrings and people use pydoc and `help(hash)`. (cherry picked from commit 665b7df) Co-authored-by: Gregory P. Smith <68491+gpshead@users.noreply.github.com>
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hash()builtin docstring with caveats.Mention its return type and that the value can be expected to change between processes (hash randomization).
Why? The
hashbuiltin gets reached for and used by a lot of people whether it is the right tool or not. IDEs surface docstrings and people use pydoc andhelp(hash).(cherry picked from commit 665b7df)