__new__ does not call __init__ as described in descrintro.html (WAS: Can __new__ prevent __init__ from being called?)

[Aahz]

In article <pvWdnUJ3hIROBo_fRVn-jw at comcast.com>,
Steven Bethard  <steven.bethard at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>Yeah, I saw the same thing in playing around with this.  Don't know
>what to make of it.  I wonder if we should file a documentation bug?  I
>can't find __new__ explained anywhere in the Language Reference.  Can
>documentation bugs be filed for descrintro.html?

Absolutely!  And they're especially welcome if they contain suggested
replacement text.
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