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From: Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net>
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Subject: Re: confused about the different built-in functions in Python
Date: Mon, 26 May 2014 23:32:40 +0300
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Christian Heimes <christian@python.org>:

> Python creates a new bound method object every time. A bound method
> object is a callable object that keeps a strong reference to the
> function, class and object. The bound method object adds the object as
> first argument to the function (aka 'self').

I stand corrected. I had thought the trampoline ("bound method object")
was created once and for all.


Marko