If you look at the code in
http://hg.python.org/cpython/file/6adbf5f3dafb/Lib/collections/__init__.py#l49
the attribute __root is checked for, and only created if missing. Why?
I ask because, from what I understand, the __init__ method will only be called
when the object is first being
On Apr 7, 4:13 am, andrew cooke and...@acooke.org wrote:
If you look at the code
inhttp://hg.python.org/cpython/file/6adbf5f3dafb/Lib/collections/__init...the
attribute __root is checked for, and only created if missing. Why?
I ask because, from what I understand, the __init__ method will
Is that normal? I mean, OK, it's possible (and yes I forgot it could be called
directly), but is there any usual reason to do so?
I guess what I'm asking is: if I'm writing library code should I be this
careful? (I've written quite a lot of Python code without this ever biting
me, but maybe
On Apr 7, 2:40 pm, andrew cooke and...@acooke.org wrote:
Is that normal? I mean, OK, it's possible (and yes I forgot it could be
called directly), but is there any usual reason to do so?
It's common for subclasses to call their parent's __init__ method, so
that should emulate dict as nearly
