Type emulation issues with new style classes

[Michele Simionato]

"Chris" <feb04.20.netman at spamgourmet.com> wrote in message news:<6O40c.5969$qX5.1972 at nwrdny03.gnilink.net>...
> I tried a couple variation of that, and __getattr__, when defined in a
> metaclass is never called when accessing an attribute on an instance of a
> class derived from that metaclass.

You may also look at this bug report:

http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=5470&atid=105470&func=detail&aid=789262

The special lookup of special attributes has bitten at least three or four
person on this mailing list in the last year or so: I maintain that
it is a documentation bug.

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