fix: make Delorean hashable by defining __hash__

Defining __eq__ without __hash__ sets __hash__ to None in Python 3, so
Delorean instances were unhashable and could not be used in sets or as
dict keys (unlike datetime). Hash on self.epoch, the same value __eq__
compares, so equal instances hash equal.
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# Make `Delorean` hashable again
## Problem
`Delorean` instances cannot be put in a `set` or used as `dict` keys:
```python
>>> from datetime import datetime
>>> from delorean import Delorean
>>> d = Delorean(datetime(2015, 1, 1), timezone="UTC")
>>> hash(d)
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
TypeError: unhashable type: 'Delorean'
>>> {d}
TypeError: unhashable type: 'Delorean'
```
This is surprising for a date/time value object: the standard library's
`datetime.datetime` is hashable, and `Delorean` supports equality and ordering,
so grouping instances in sets or keying dictionaries by them is a natural thing
to want.
## Root cause
`delorean/dates.py` defines `__eq__` (and the rich-comparison operators) on
`Delorean`, but does not define `__hash__`. In Python 3, defining `__eq__`
without `__hash__` sets `__hash__` to `None`, which makes the class unhashable:
```python
>>> Delorean.__hash__ is None
True
```
Under Python 2 (the version delorean originally targeted) defining `__eq__`
left the inherited `__hash__` in place, so this is effectively a regression
introduced by the move to Python 3.
## Fix
Add a `__hash__` consistent with the existing `__eq__`. `__eq__` compares
`self.epoch == other.epoch`, so hashing on `self.epoch` guarantees the hash
invariant (equal objects hash equal), including two instances describing the
same instant in different timezones:
```python
def __hash__(self):
return hash(self.epoch)
```
## Test
Added two tests to `tests/delorean_tests.py`:
- `test_hashable`: `hash()` works and an instance can be stored in a set and
used as a dict key.
- `test_hash_consistent_with_equality`: two equal instances (same instant,
different timezone) hash equal and collapse to one element in a set.
## Gate
- `python -m pytest tests/` -> 232 passed, 44 subtests passed.
Counterfactual (fix reverted, tests kept): both new tests fail with
`TypeError: unhashable type: 'Delorean'`.
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@@ -240,6 +240,13 @@ class Delorean(object):
return self.epoch == other.epoch return self.epoch == other.epoch
return False return False
def __hash__(self):
# Defining __eq__ sets __hash__ to None in Python 3, which makes
# Delorean objects unhashable and unusable in sets or as dict keys.
# Hash on the same value equality is based on so that equal objects
# (same instant, regardless of timezone) share a hash.
return hash(self.epoch)
def __lt__(self, other): def __lt__(self, other):
return self.epoch < other.epoch return self.epoch < other.epoch
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@@ -50,6 +50,21 @@ class DeloreanTests(unittest.TestCase):
dt = date(2013, 5, 6) dt = date(2013, 5, 6)
self.assertRaises(ValueError, delorean.Delorean, dt) self.assertRaises(ValueError, delorean.Delorean, dt)
def test_hashable(self):
# Delorean defines __eq__, so it must define __hash__ too, otherwise
# Python 3 makes instances unhashable and unusable in sets/dict keys.
self.assertEqual(hash(self.do), hash(self.do))
self.assertIn(self.do, {self.do})
mapping = {self.do: "value"}
self.assertEqual(mapping[self.do], "value")
def test_hash_consistent_with_equality(self):
# Equal objects (same instant, different timezone) must hash equal.
other = self.do.shift("US/Pacific")
self.assertEqual(self.do, other)
self.assertEqual(hash(self.do), hash(other))
self.assertEqual(len({self.do, other}), 1)
def test_initialize_from_datetime_naive(self): def test_initialize_from_datetime_naive(self):
self.assertRaises( self.assertRaises(
delorean.DeloreanInvalidTimezone, delorean.Delorean, datetime=self.naive_dt delorean.DeloreanInvalidTimezone, delorean.Delorean, datetime=self.naive_dt