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On 5/3/2014 6:37 AM, Jurko Gospodneti=C4=87 wrote:
>    Hi all.
>
>    I was wandering why Python implements its __new__ method as a static=

> and not a class method?

For a technical internal reason that Guido and maybe others have=20
explained on pydev (more than once). I forget the details partly because =

I do not care beyond knowing that there is a reason. You might be able=20
to find something by searching the pydev archives at gmane.org for=20
'__new__ static method'. In other words, Guido knows that it 'should' be =

a class method, if it could be.

>    Normally, I'd chalk this issue up under 'bike-shedding', but it came=

> up while teaching others about Python and so does not feel right leavin=
g
> it as 'because that's the way it is'. :-)

'Because that is how it has to be for technical internal reasons beyond=20
the scope of my teaching.'

--=20
Terry Jan Reedy