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@@ -2665,6 +2665,16 @@ types, where they are relevant. Some of these are not reported by the
The name of the class or type.
+
+.. method:: class.__subclasses__
+
+ All classes keep a list of weak references to their immediate subclasses.
+ This method returns a list of all those references still alive. Example::
+
+ >>> int.__subclasses__()
+ [<type 'bool'>]
+
+
.. rubric:: Footnotes
.. [#] Additional information on these special methods may be found in the Python