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Subclassed decorator methods not working

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4/5
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3-5 days
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35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python

Research direction

Start by reproducing the reported example using attr.s, attr.ib, and the inherited value.default decorator. Trace how subclassed attributes and decorator methods are handled, then establish the intended behavior for TestClass before adding a regression test and confirming the example works.

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My framework relies on (smart) subclassing, but I've also got it to work with attrs mostly. Running into a problem like the following.

@attr.s
class BaseClass():
    
    value = attr.ib(default=10)

@attr.s
class TestClass(BaseClass):
    
    @value.default
    def _not_value(self):
        return 20
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