where is the __dict__ ?

[Aahz]

In article <3d89b79b$1 at news.sentex.net>,
Peter Hansen  <peter at engcorp.com> wrote:
>black wrote:
>>
>>   my book said all dictionaries have __dict__ method but couldnt find
>>   it by using dir(), where is it ?
>
>Your book is probably wrong, since dictionaries don't have a __dict__ 
>method.  In 2.2 their *classes* do, although dir() still doesn't show
>it.

__dict__ is an *attribute*, not a method:

class C:
    a = 1

print C.__dict__
print C().__dict__

x = C()
x.foo = 5

print x.__dict__
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