instantiation inside __init__

[Jeff Epler]

The reason is nearly the same that
    def f():
        return f()
is an endless loop (endless recursion, really)

To construct a C, C.__init__ is called.  But C.__init__ always
constructs an additional C, calling C.__init__, and so on.

Jeff
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