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Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> writes:

> py> class Spam(object):
> ...     def __new__(cls):
> ...             print cls
> ... 
> py> Spam.__new__()  # implicit first arg?
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
> TypeError: __new__() takes exactly 1 argument (0 given)

Thanks, I'm glad I checked before filing a bug report.

Hopefully I'll remember that clear test, when I need to remember which
species it is :-)

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