[issue21415] Python __new__ method doc typo (it's a class and not a static method)

[Eric Snow]

Eric Snow added the comment:

FYI, __new__() is a staticmethod to accommodate subclassing.  Several things that happen at instantiation-time (when __new__() is called), including memory allocation, are tied to the class that is passed in and may be different for subclasses.   For example:

class Spam(int):
    def __new__(cls, value):
        self = super().__new__(Spam, value)
        self._eggs = 10
        return self

Spam is passed in instead of int (as would happen if it were a classmethod), resulting in extra memory being allocated for _eggs (and for __dict__ among other things).

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nosy: +eric.snow

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