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Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2014 16:49:52 +1100
Subject: Re: __init__ is the initialiser
From: Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
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On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 4:12 PM, Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> wrote:
> So, what you're saying is when I delete an object, __del__() has both
> been called and not been called?

>>> class Schrodinger:
    def __init__(self):
        print("Init!")

>>> print(Schrodinger())
Init!
<__main__.Schrodinger object at 0x02B52570>

At this point, __del__ has indeed both been called and not been
called. However, observing its state will force it to collapse:

>>> class Schrodinger:
    def __init__(self):
        print("Init!")
    def __del__(self):
        print("Del!")

>>> print(Schrodinger())
Init!
<__main__.Schrodinger object at 0x02B52830>
Del!

If an object falls off the heap and there's no __del__ method to hear
it, does it call __del__?

ChrisA