delattr()+dir() problem in 2.2b1

[Skip Montanaro]

    Chuck> So dir() is now returning attributes that the object doesn't
    Chuck> really have, but inherits. Is that intentional?

Yup.  In the common case (executing dir() at the interpreter prompt), this
is more useful than the old behavior.  

    Chuck> Is there another function that I should be using to get the data
    Chuck> attributes of a particular instance and no more?

I don't think so.  I think you'll either have to catch the exception or
rummage around in the object's __dict__.

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