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Add note about __getattribute__.

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Guido van Rossum 2001-09-22 17:10:44 +00:00
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@ -19,6 +19,15 @@ Core
constructor, with the same signature as the builtin open() function.
file() is now the preferred way to open a file.
- In 2.2a3, *for new-style classes only*, __getattr__ was called for
every attribute access. This was confusing because it differed
significantly from the behavior of classic classes, where it was
only called for missing attributes. Now, __getattr__ is called only
if regular attribute access raises AttributeError; to catch *all*
attribute access, *for new-style classes only*, you can use
__getattribute__. If both are defined, __getattribute__ is called
first, and if it raises AttributeError, __getattr__ is called.
- In 2.2a3, __new__ would only see sequential arguments passed to the
type in a constructor call; __init__ would see both sequential and
positional arguments. This made no sense whatsoever any more, so