Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder2.enfer-du-nord.net!tudelft.nl!txtfeed1.tudelft.nl!multikabel.net!newsfeed20.multikabel.net!news2.euro.net!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail
Return-Path: <python-python-list@m.gmane.org>
X-Original-To: python-list@python.org
Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org
X-Spam-Status: OK 0.001
X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'python.': 0.04; 'operator': 0.04; 'received:verizon.net': 0.07; 'terry': 0.07; 'herman': 0.09; 'received:80.91': 0.09; 'received:80.91.229': 0.09; 'received:80.91.229.12': 0.09; 'received:gmane.org': 0.09; 'received:list': 0.09; 'received:lo.gmane.org': 0.09; 'reedy': 0.16; 'subject:between': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'jan': 0.19; 'maybe': 0.21; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.23; 'pm,': 0.31; 'to:addr :python-list': 0.32; 'there': 0.33; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.33; 'header:X-Complaints-To:1': 0.33; 'subject:What': 0.34; 'received:org': 0.37; 'perhaps': 0.38; 'subject:new': 0.38; 'subject:: ': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'special': 0.67; "'new'": 0.84; 'subject:Class': 0.84
X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/
To: python-list@python.org
From: Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>
Subject: Re: What is the difference between "new Class()" and "Class()"?
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2011 16:41:02 -0500
References: <CANOe_mhm-Md8MQoEhMN89H+ybm7rL3UVgC+LGPtb8=Cvfg5sqQ@mail.gmail.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: pool-74-109-121-73.phlapa.fios.verizon.net
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:8.0) Gecko/20111105 Thunderbird/8.0
In-Reply-To: <CANOe_mhm-Md8MQoEhMN89H+ybm7rL3UVgC+LGPtb8=Cvfg5sqQ@mail.gmail.com>
X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12
Precedence: list
List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language <python-list.python.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-list>, <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list>
List-Post: <mailto:python-list@python.org>
List-Help: <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list>, <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=subscribe>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.python
Message-ID: <mailman.2877.1321825289.27778.python-list@python.org>
Lines: 9
NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6
X-Trace: 1321825289 news.xs4all.nl 6955 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:55302
X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl
Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:15968

On 11/20/2011 4:16 PM, Herman wrote:
> What is so special about the "new" operator?

There is no 'new' operator in Python. Perhaps you are thinking of 
javascript or maybe jave or ...?

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy