What is the purpose of __set_name__ in Python descriptors?

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Key points

__set_name__ helps the descriptor identify its own name automatically.
It is called when the class is created, not each time the descriptor is set on an instance.
It does not set the name of the descriptor class in the owner's namespace.
It does not define a custom name for the descriptor in repr().

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