gh-100980: ctypes: Test, document, and fix finalizing _fields_ #124292
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_fields_
fails, e.g. with AttributeError, don't set the attribute in__dict__
getattr
, test Union as well as StructureP.S.
del X._fields_
is still allowed; preventing that is out of scope of this change. Like mutating the list, it doesn't have an effect. (_fields_
is read once, when the class is finalized, and not consulted again.)📚 Documentation preview 📚: https://cpython-previews--124292.org.readthedocs.build/