GeezerVison is showing github.com — gh-159034: Clarify special method lookup for membership tests by rohan-patnaik · Pull Request #159046 · python/cpython
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The membership-test description currently reads like a direct instance lookup of contains, which can differ from the lookup used by in.
Describe the implicit call and link to the existing special-method lookup section. This avoids presenting either an instance call or an ordinary type attribute lookup as an exact equivalent.
Validation: the reported instance-override example and a metaclass lookup example both confirm the distinction on Python 3.14.7. Sphinx lint passes for the edited file, and the cross-reference target exists. A full documentation build has not been run due to local artifact storage limits.
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