In hashlib, the HASH objects currently supply a 'name' attribute, reflecting the name used to initialize the hash object, and they have since Python 2.5. However, this interface is not published so isn't honored by other platforms (namely pypy). I propose the '.name' attribute be formally added to the documentation to reflect the actual implementation. I suggest this change be considered as a bugfix release if the original intention was for the '.name' attribute to be public (as it's a bug in the documentation if the intended and implemented interface isn't fully documented). I plan to do some research to ascertain the intention of this attribute (as can be inferred from tests and the source). For now, I'll assume Python 3.4 only. Any comments or suggestions welcome.
It's not obvious to me if the authors originally intended to have the 'name' attribute as a formal interface, so I've decided the change should probably be added to Python 3.4. Here's a diff I've put together: http://paste.jaraco.com/tMdQ2 It updates the documentation and adds a test to guarantee the interface. I'm unsure about the RST syntax, so I would appreciate a review of the syntax there. Also, I haven't run the test yet, but I'll do that at a later date.
I've confirmed the tests pass and the updated documentation renders nicely and without warnings. These changes now make the name attribute officially-supported and tested.
