[issue37625] Class variable is still accessible after class instance has been overwritten out

[Eric V. Smith]

Eric V. Smith <eric at trueblade.com> added the comment:

Because variable belongs to the class, and not any instance of the class, you can duplicate this behavior without creating any instances at all:

>>> class TestClass(object):
...     variable = []
...
>>> TestClass.variable.append(1)
>>> TestClass.variable
[1]

And then when you create an instance t, t.variable still refers to the class:

>>> t = TestClass()
>>> t.variable
[1]
>>>

This is expected behavior.

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nosy: +eric.smith
resolution:  -> not a bug
stage:  -> resolved
status: open -> closed

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