fix for debuggers not showing content of objects when running python …

…3.8+
BayooG · Feb 25, 2021 · 711b54c · 711b54c
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diff --git a/docx/oxml/xmlchemy.py b/docx/oxml/xmlchemy.py
@@ -752,7 +752,10 @@ def xpath(self, xpath_str):
     @property
     def _nsptag(self):
         return NamespacePrefixedTag.from_clark_name(self.tag)
-
+
+    def __dict__(self):
+        # __dict__ is required for debuggers to show the content of objects when running Python 3.8+
+        return None
 
 BaseOxmlElement = MetaOxmlElement(
     'BaseOxmlElement', (etree.ElementBase,), dict(_OxmlElementBase.__dict__)