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Date: Sat, 11 May 2013 00:46:56 +1000
Subject: Re: object.enable() anti-pattern
From: Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
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On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 12:37 AM, Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> wrote:
> I suppose, if I had a class like this, I would write a factory function
> which called the constructor and post-construction initializer.  And
> then I would make the constructor protected.

That sounds like a reasonable plan, with the possible exception of
protected. Since meeting Python, I've stopped using private and
protected anywhere.

ChrisA