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authorGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1996-08-20 18:03:48 (GMT)
committerGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1996-08-20 18:03:48 (GMT)
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Mention warning for exception in __del__.
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@@ -627,6 +627,8 @@ reference to it. It may then be called at a later time when this new
reference is deleted. It is not guaranteed that
\code{__del__} methods are called for objects that still exist when
the interpreter exits.
+If an exception occurs in a \code{__del__} method, it is ignored, and
+a warning is printed on stderr.
\ttindex{__del__}
\stindex{del}