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authorGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>2001-12-05 19:46:42 (GMT)
committerGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>2001-12-05 19:46:42 (GMT)
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At the PythonLabs meeting someone mentioned it would make Jim really
happy if one could delete the __dict__ attribute of an instance. I love to make Jim happy, so here goes... - New-style objects now support deleting their __dict__. This is for all intents and purposes equivalent to assigning a brand new empty dictionary, but saves space if the object is not used further.
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@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ Type/class unification and new-style classes
dict.__hash__ and list.__hash__ now raises the same TypeError
(previously, these were the same as object.__hash__).
+- New-style objects now support deleting their __dict__. This is for
+ all intents and purposes equivalent to assigning a brand new empty
+ dictionary, but saves space if the object is not used further.
+
Core and builtins
Extension modules