[Python-Dev] Design question: call __del__ only after successful __init__?

[bwarsaw@cnri.reston.va.us]

>>>>> "GvR" == Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> writes:

    GvR> But the other behavior (call __del__ even when __init__
    GvR> fails) can also easily be accomplished in Python:

It's a fair cop.

    GvR> I believe that in almost all cases the programmer would be
    GvR> happier if __del__ wasn't called when their __init__ fails.
    GvR> This makes it easier to write a __del__ that can assume that
    GvR> all the object's fields have been properly initialized.

That's probably fine; I don't have strong feelings either way.

-Barry

P.S. Interesting what X-Oblique-Strategy was randomly inserted in this
message (but I'm not sure which approach is more "explicit" :).

-Barry