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  • Committer: Robert Collins
  • Date: 2005-11-08 00:55:48 UTC
  • mfrom: (1185.16.154)
  • Revision ID: robertc@robertcollins.net-20051108005548-417f470e4b50a467
Merge from Martin.

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Python destructors (``__del__``) work rather differently from in other
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languages.  In particular, bear in mind that destructors may not be called
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immediately when the object apparently becomes unreferenced, and that
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there are tight restrictions on what can be done inside them.
 
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Python destructors (``__del__``) work differently to those of other
 
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languages.  In particular, bear in mind that destructors may be called
 
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immediately when the object apparently becomes unreferenced, or at some
 
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later time, or possibly never at all.  Therefore we have restrictions on
 
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what can be done inside them.
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 0. Never use a __del__ method without asking Martin/Robert first.
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