super not working in __del__ ?

[Fredrik Lundh]

Christopher J. Bottaro wrote:

> 2 Questions...
> 1)  Why does this never happen in C++?  Or does it, its just never happened
> to me?

C++ uses an entirely different allocation model.  if you think in C++ when
you write Python, you will write bad Python.

> 2)  I can understand random destruction of instantiated objects, but I find
> it weird that class definitions (sorry, bad terminology) are destroyed at
> the same time.  So __del__ can't safely instantiate any classes if its
> being called as a result of interpreter shutdown?  Boo...

please read the essay.  and fixing your terminology may help you understand
how things work (hint: class creates a class object and binds it to a name, like
any other assignment. class objects are no different from other objects)

(btw, if you don't know exactly why you need to use __del__, chances are that
you don't need to use it.  __del__ is a finalizer, not a destructor.).

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