Setting an attribute without calling __setattr__()

[Joshua Kugler]

animalMutha wrote:

>> Consider reading the *second* paragraph about __setattr__ in section
>> 3.4.2 of the Python Reference Manual.
> 
> if you are simply going to answer rtfm - might as well kept it to
> yourself.

For what it's worth, I (the original poster) am glad he answered that way. 
It showed me the section and paragraph I had overlooked when reading
through the docs the first time.

j