[Uwe]
> How [do] you clear the contents of a list subclass
> without creating a new object?
Use the paranoia emoticon: "del x[:]". For example:
>>> class L(list):
... pass
...
>>> x = L()
>>> x.append("Spam")
>>> del x[:]
>>> x
[]
>>> type(x)
<class '__main__.L'>
>>>
with-thanks-to-Gordon-McMillan-ly y'rs,
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Richie Hindle
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