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This is in the docs. To paraphrase: Used for abstract methods that must be overridden in subclasses When the implementation is still WIP, but you want to leave a placeholder for the method name...
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matthewsnyder
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2024-07-08T19:50:46Z (5 months ago)
This is in the [docs](https://docs.python.org/3/library/exceptions.html#NotImplementedError).* abstract methods should raise this exception when they require derived classes to override the method* while the class is being developed to indicate that the real implementation still needs to be addedIt's a way to have a placeholder method name to "reserve namespace", but with the actual method body "coming soon".
- This is in the [docs](https://docs.python.org/3/library/exceptions.html#NotImplementedError). To paraphrase:
- * Used for abstract methods that must be overridden in subclasses
- * When the implementation is still WIP, but you want to leave a placeholder for the method name and signature
- It's a way to to "reserve namespace", but with the actual method body "coming soon" (from you or someone else).
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matthewsnyder
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2024-07-07T19:13:57Z (5 months ago)
This is in the [docs](https://docs.python.org/3/library/exceptions.html#NotImplementedError). * abstract methods should raise this exception when they require derived classes to override the method * while the class is being developed to indicate that the real implementation still needs to be added It's a way to have a placeholder method name to "reserve namespace", but with the actual method body "coming soon".