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Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 19:36:31 +1100
Subject: Re: unloading a module created with imp.new_module
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On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 6:27 PM, Patrick Stinson <patrickkidd@gmail.com> wr=
ote:
> How does the __del__ method have a reference to the module=E2=80=99s glob=
als dict?
> because it references the print function?
>
> Crazy. Is there any other way to comfort when a module is being deleted
> beside defining a class object with a printing dtor?

Functions have references to their modules. That's how they know what
globals to use.

ChrisA